公投

Despite low turnout, Mitt Romney says he's happy with his victory in the Iowa Straw Poll.

尽管参加者不多, 米特罗姆尼称他对在爱荷华州公投的胜利很开心.

But the president's referendum idea is equally cock-eyed.

然而,总统先生关于公投的主意同样不合时宜.

France herself has in the past abused the force of referendums to prop up authoritarian regimes.

法国本身也曾经不当使用全民公投的力量来促成威权.

This union lasted until 1991 when Croatia claimed independence, which prompted a Serbian invasion.

而1991年,克罗地亚公投决定脱离南斯拉夫, 这引发了塞尔维亚的入侵.

Nearly 10 million Iraqis cast ballots in the October 15 referendum.

将近1千万伊拉克人参加了10月15号的全民公投.

It was Iceland's first plebiscite since the island's independence from Denmark in 1944.

这是该国在1944年脱离丹麦独立后举行的首次全民公投.

The referendum got under way only in some parts of the country Saturday.

星期六,缅甸的公投只是在一些地区举行.

Opinion polls indicate Roh Moo Hyun will survive the referendum.

不过民调显示卢武弦将会赢得公投.

Parliament has bowed to the demand for a referendum next year.

议会在人们的要求下已同意在明年举行全民公投。

And to say that a referendum was a tyranny of the majority was a misunderstanding.

认为全民公投就是多数人暴政是误解.

The majority of people voted in the referendum.

多数民众参加了公投.

A referendum would be divisive.

公投将产生分歧。

Half of Hamburgers want changes to the plans ; a fifth think them completely wrongheaded.

这个数字是发起公投所需签名的三倍.

However, opposition groups was to promote a referendum to prohibIt'same-sex marriage once again.

但反对团体随即推动公投要再次禁止 同性 婚姻.

President Hugo Chavez is celebrating victory in a referendum end term limits for elected officials.

委内瑞拉总统查韦斯正在庆祝废除民选官员任期限制的全民公投的胜利.