示威过后，大选再开(1/2)

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概括：当前局势下，普京竞选总统的概况~~
Hints：
Russian (Russia)
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin
Communist Party
Gennady Zyuganov
Sergei Prokhorov
Duma
Soviet Union
President Obama
President Dmitri Medvedev
New START
Afghanistan
Iran
Libya
Sasha
China
United Nations Security Council
Syria
Prokhorov
the New Jersey Nets
ps：注意有两处破折号。
翻译：wintervest  
校对：Season111
组长：常小猫
答疑：常小猫Russians vote for a new president Sunday, and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is expected to win. There are five candidates on the ballot. The others include Communist Party leader Gennady Zyuganov and billionaire businessman Sergei Prokhorov.
Mr. Putin was president from 2000 to 2008. By law, Russian presidents cannot serve more than two terms in a row.
There were reports of widespread cheating in the elections for parliament, the Duma, last year. Those claims led to the largest street demonstrations in the country since the Soviet Union collapsed 20 years ago. Protesters say Mr. Putin controls Russia through a heavily controlled political system and corruption.
President Obama has made better relations with Russia an important part of his foreign policy. His dealings with Russian President Dmitri Medvedev led to a major arms-control agreement known as New START. It also led to increased cooperation on issues like Afghanistan, Iran and Libya.
But Russia joined with China in vetoing a United Nations Security Council resolution on Syria.
Sasha -- a Russian in his 20s who did not want to use his last name -- says he is tired of Mr. Putin. He says he is voting for Mr. Prokhorov, the co-owner of the New Jersey Nets basketball team. Mr. Putin has already shown all that he can do, Sasha says, and he has enough money.周日，俄罗斯将进行新任总统选举，总理弗拉基米尔•普京胜算极大。此次共有5名候选人，共产党领袖根纳季•久加诺夫和家资上亿的商业巨贾谢尔盖•普罗霍罗夫也在其中。
普京曾于2000到2008年之间担任总统之职。而俄罗斯的法律规定，总统不能连任超过两届。
去年，国家杜马的大规模选举作弊丑闻被曝光，并引发了该国自苏联解体20年来最大规模的街头示威。抗议者们宣称普京利用受到严密控制的政治系统和贿赂体系来控制俄罗斯。
奥巴马总统曾将改善与俄罗斯的关系作为他对外政策的重要组成部分。他曾与俄总统德米特里•梅德韦杰夫商谈并签署了名为《新削减战略武器条约》的大规模杀伤性武器控制协议。此条约也加强了两国在阿富汗、伊朗和利比亚等事宜上的合作关系。
可是在叙利亚问题上，俄罗斯却与中国联合起来否决了联合国安理会的决议。

萨沙是一名不愿透露姓氏的20多岁的俄罗斯小伙，他说他已经看腻了普京，所以投票给了新泽西网的共有者普罗霍罗夫。他还说普京已经在所有场合做足了秀，而且钱也赚够了。