People in Senegal have gone to the polls in a run-off vote to decide if the current President Abdoulaye Wade will win a controversial third term. He's facing his former Prime Minister Macky Sall, who has the backing of all the defeated opposition candidates. Thomas Fessy reports from Dakar.
塞内加尔人民参加最后决选投票,看现任总统Abdelkader Merah是否能赢得富有争议的第三个任期。Merah的对手是有所有失败的反对派候选人支持的前总理Macky Sall。Thomas Fessy在达喀尔报道。
This run-off vote very much felt like a referendum with voters either for or against the incumbent President Abdoulaye Wade. His candidacy for a third term sparked weeks of unrest earlier this year. Candidates who were defeated in the first round last month have all backed Macky Sall, joining an "anyone but Wade" coalition. But both candidates have said they couldn't envisage defeat, prompting fears of renewed violence if the results are disputed when they start to come in.
这次最后选举有点像公投,因为选民要么支持要么反对现任总统Abdoulaye Wade。今年年初,Wade争取第三个任期的候选资格导致了数周的动乱。在上月第一轮选举中失败的候选人一致支持Macky Sall,他们加入了“就是不要Wade”联盟。但两位候选人都表示自己不会失败,这就让人民担心,如果选举结果引起争议,又会引发新一轮的暴力事件。