In her final election rally, Mrs. Merkel told her Christian Democrats supporters that the race would be a close one.

在决胜局的选举回合中，安格拉·默克尔女士对她的基督教民主派支持者说，这场比赛的比分是相当接近的。

Her main rival Peer Steinbrueck of the opposition Social Democrats described the current government as backward looking.

她的主要对手反对党的社会民主党人Peer Steinbrueck认为当今政府正在后退。

A UN envoy has said general elections in Guinea will be postponed by four days from Tuesday to next Saturday.

一名联合国公使称几内亚的大选将会从周二推迟四天到周六才进行。

Said Djinnit was speaking after broke an agreement between the government and the opposition.

吉尼特在政府和反对党的协议终止之后发表了讲话。

Mediators and political parties have been discussing opposition concerns about the preparations for the poll which have been marked by violent protests.

调停者以及政党已经正在对反对党的担忧问题进行了讨论，由于民意选举的准备过程遭到了暴力抗议的阻挠。

Guinea held its first democratic elections in 2010 after decades of dictatorships.

几内亚在数十年的独裁专制之后，于2010年首次进行了民主选举。

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