马达加斯加总统大选
概述：马达加斯加军政府在区域组织的压力下举行总统选举。Hints：
Madagascar/Malagasy
Andry Rajoelina
Marc Ravalomanana
Southern African Development Community
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口语节目地址：http://bulo.hujiang.com/group/topic/842429/http://t1.g.hjfile.cn/listen/201311/201311050745474168683.mp3The polls have closed and the ballots are being counted in Madagascar, following the first presidential election since a military-backed coup in 2009. International observers have described the process thus far as free and fair, an important first step in returning the Indian Ocean nation to democratic rule.
Full results could take a week, observers say, and if none of the 33 candidates receives more than 50% of the vote, a runoff will be held December 20th. Two of the most popular contenders have recorded early leads, according to returns from more than half of the nation's 20,000 voting stations.
Madagascar was thrown into turmoil four years ago when former disc jockey Andry Rajoelina ousted the democratically elected President Marc Ravalomanana in a military coup.
Rajoelina established a self-proclaimed transitional government and promised to hold free elections, but has clung to power since. An important regional bloc, the Southern African Development Community, suspended Madagascar after the coup, and international donors have suspended aid pending a return to democracy.
The United States congratulates the Malagasy people for their peaceful participation in this historic election. We urge authorities there to ensure that the tallying of election results proceeds in an orderly fashion and yields a credible result. The citizens of Madagascar have suffered too long from the coup's devastating social and economic effects. They deserve elected leaders who reflect the will of the people.投票结束后，计票工作即将在马达加斯加展开。这是在2009年军方支持的政变之后的首次总统大选。国际观察员表示，到目前为止，选举过程是自由平等的，这是这个印度洋国家回归民主规则的重要第一步。
观察员称，全部结果的公布将花费一周的时间，而且如果33位候选人中没有人赢得超过半数选票的话，将于12月20号开始决胜轮投票。从全国两万个投票站超过半数的反馈来看，最受欢迎的两名候选人在选举早期领先。
自从四年前唱片骑师（DJ）拉乔利纳通过一场军事政变推翻了民选总统拉瓦卢马纳纳，马达加斯加就陷入了混乱。
拉乔利纳建立了一个自诩的过渡政府，并承诺举行自由选举，然而自此以后独掌大权不放。一个重要的区域集团——南部非洲发展共同体——在政变发生后中止了马达加斯加的成员国资格，国际捐助者也已暂停对马方的援助，直至其重返民主。
美方对马达加斯加人民和平参与这一历史性选举表示祝贺。我们敦促当局确保选举结果的计票过程井然有序，并且给出一个令人信服的结果。马达加斯加人民已经遭受了太久政变所带来的毁灭性的社会和经济影响。他们理应选出一位代表人民意志的领袖。
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