VOA标准英语2010年-Guinea Seeks New Election Chief Days B

Nearly half of Guinea's Electoral Commission members have signed a petition asking to elect a new head for the commission. The demand comes less than two weeks before the country is scheduled to hold presidential elections on October 24.

As official campaigning began for Guinea's presidential elections on Monday, a dozen members of Guinea's National Independent Electoral Commission, the commission charged with organizing and overseeing the presidential election, are calling for their current head, Lounceny Camara, to step down.

The members signed a petition that accuses Camara of causing disagreements between the country's two presidential candidates.

The commission's head of Communications, Thierno Saidou Bayo, said in the interest of the commission's neutrality and clean image, they should elect a new president to head the body.

The signed petition stipulates¹ that three of the committee's members, including Lounceny Camara, should not be allowed to head up the commission. Bayo added the objective is to salvage² the commission's independence by choosing a president who will be accepted by the majority and will help to calm tensions.

Camara's election to head the commission divided the organization, and presidential candidate Cellou Dalein Diallo has accused him of supporting rival candidate Alpha Conde.

Also on Monday, the two presidential candidates declared their intent to form a unity³ government no matter who wins the October 24 contest. Both men said that if elected, they would include the other in their government.
 

1 stipulates   

n.（尤指在协议或建议中）规定，约定，讲明（条件等）( stipulate的名词复数 )；规定，明确要求v.（尤指在协议或建议中）规定，约定，讲明（条件等）( stipulate的第三人称单数 )；规定，明确要求

参考例句：

• The trade contract stipulates for the settlement of balances in RMB. 贸易合同规定余额以人民币结算。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The contract stipulates for the use of seasoned timber. 合同上订明用干透的木料。 来自辞典例句

2 salvage   

v.救助，营救，援救；n.救助，营救

参考例句：

• All attempts to salvage the wrecked ship failed.抢救失事船只的一切努力都失败了。
• The salvage was piled upon the pier.抢救出的财产被堆放在码头上。

3 unity   

n.团结，联合，统一；和睦，协调

参考例句：

• When we speak of unity,we do not mean unprincipled peace.所谓团结，并非一团和气。
• We must strengthen our unity in the face of powerful enemies.大敌当前，我们必须加强团结。