VOA标准英语2010年-Guinea Interim PM Says He is Not Bound

Guinea Interim¹ PM Says He is Not Bound by Transitional Government Deal
The deal states that all members of the 101-member transitional government and the existing ruling military council are barred from running in elections planned for June.

Scott Stearns | Dakar 22 January 2010

Guinea's new civilian² prime minister says he is not bound by terms of a deal for the transitional government that includes blocking him from running for president.

It took less than one week for the hope surrounding Guinea's transitional government to turn to doubt with the new interim prime minister saying he will not rule out running for president himself.

Veteran politician Jean Marie Dore was appointed prime minister this week by acting³ military leader General Sekouba Konate as part of a deal reached with the regional mediator⁴ - Burkinabe President Blaise Compaore - and Guinea's injured military leader Captain Moussa Dadis Camara.

That deal states that all members of the 101-member transitional government and the existing ruling military council are barred from running in elections planned for June.

But Prime Minister Dore says he has agreed to nothing.

Mr. Dore says the proposal of President Compaore is not an agreement, it is just a proposal. These proposals were given to both Guinea's civil society leaders and the country's ruling military council. And civil society leaders did not agree with its terms. He says President Compaore, General Konate, and Captain Camara signed what they call the Ouagadougou Accord. But that is not correct. it is nonsense.

Mr. Dore says he does not know the terms of the agreement between the Burkinabe leader and Guinea's military. They can give their own opinion. But civil society groups were not present during last week's talks in Burkina Faso. So, for them, it is not an accord until all parties agree.

He says mediators should only sign settlements as a witness once everyone agrees. Because Guinea's civil society has not yet agreed, Mr. Dore says, it is a bit bizarre that President Compaore is calling this an accord.

The prime minister says he will not answer the question of his potential candidacy until he meets further with General Konate and other members of the transitional government once they are appointed.

Mr. Dore's rival for the post of interim prime minister, labor⁵ leader Rabiatou Serah Diallo, says a politician should not have been chosen to help lead the transitional authority because it will raise questions about the impartiality⁶ of the elections to follow.

She says union leaders are ready to support Mr. Dore to get Guinea out of its political crisis but will, in her words, be "very vigilant⁷" about watching his neutrality.

Having elections in six-months presents considerable logistical challenges for one of the world's poorest countries.

Prime Minister Dore is already talking about possible delay.

Dore says the transition could be one month. Or it could be three years. It all depends on evaluating what has already been done with voter registration⁸. Dore says the transitional government will work to meet the six-month deadline. But everything does not depend on the government. If there is not money, it will take more time.

Dore says the success of this election depends on its organization. And that depends on the means to organize it properly. If these means are not available, he says, Guinea will continue to struggle.

1 interim   

adj.暂时的，临时的；n.间歇，过渡期间

参考例句：

• The government is taking interim measures to help those in immediate need.政府正在采取临时措施帮助那些有立即需要的人。
• It may turn out to be an interim technology.这可能只是个过渡技术。

2 civilian   

adj.平民的，民用的，民众的

参考例句：

• There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
• He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。

3 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

4 mediator   

n.调解人，中介人

参考例句：

• He always takes the role of a mediator in any dispute.他总是在争论中充当调停人的角色。
• He will appear in the role of mediator.他将出演调停者。

5 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

6 impartiality   

n. 公平, 无私, 不偏

参考例句：

• He shows impartiality and detachment. 他表现得不偏不倚，超然事外。
• Impartiality is essential to a judge. 公平是当法官所必需的。

7 vigilant   

adj.警觉的，警戒的，警惕的

参考例句：

• He has to learn how to remain vigilant through these long nights.他得学会如何在这漫长的黑夜里保持警觉。
• The dog kept a vigilant guard over the house.这只狗警醒地守护着这所房屋。

8 registration   

n.登记，注册，挂号

参考例句：

• Marriage without registration is not recognized by law.法律不承认未登记的婚姻。
• What's your registration number?你挂的是几号？