Omar al-Bashir Wins 94.5 Percent of Sudanese Vote
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Reuters Arabic
On April 27, Reuters Arabic reported on the re-election of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir with 94.5 percent of the vote. The high figure has prompted international criticism as evidence of a bogus electoral process with inflated numbers and a discouraged electorate with no motivation to head to the polls. Bashir, who has ruled Sudan for a quarter century, was predictably defiant, hailing the integrity of the elections and dismissing the criticism.
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- critic
- منتقد
- integrity, impartiality
- نزاهة
- to complain
- اشْتَكى ، يَشْتَكي
- to give (offer) a lesson
- قَدَّمَ ، يُقَدِّمُ درسا
- tutelage, oversight
- وصاية
- rebellion, insurgency
- تمرد
- restricting, limiting
- تضييق
- the opposition
- المعارضة
- to rule a country
- حَكَمَ ، يَحْكُمُ بلادا
- polling stations
- مراكز الاقتراع