布基納法索舉行新總統和議會選舉
Voters in Burkina Faso have voted Sunday for a new president and parliament in what is being called the country's most open election in its history.
非洲國家布基納法索的選民星期天投票選舉了新一任總統和議會。這次選舉被稱爲是布基納法索歷史上最爲開放的一次大選。
Five million registered voters were eligible to select from among a slate of 14 presidential candidates.
該國五百萬註冊選民有資格從14名總統候選人當中選出一位新總統。
Twelve hours of voting ended about 6 p.m. local time. Officials have begun counting the ballots and the first results are expected late Monday. If no one earns more than 50 percent of the vote, a second round will be held.
歷時12個小時的投票在當地時間下午大約6點結束。官員們開始計票工作，最初計票統計結果預計星期一晚間公佈。如果沒有候選人在星期天的選舉中贏得超過半數選票的話，將舉行第二輪投票，以定乾坤。
Former President Blaise Compaore led Burkina Faso for 27 years before trying last year to get rid of a constitutional term limit and make himself eligible for another round in office. That move brought protests that forced him to resign.
布基納法索前總統孔波雷在領導布基納法索27年之後，去年試圖改寫憲法，取消對總統的任期限制，以便自己再度執政。此舉引發抗議，並迫使他辭職。
An interim government replaced Compaore, and the election was supposed to take place in October, but a brief, failed military coup forced the process to be postponed.
孔波雷辭職後，布基納法索是由一個臨時政府領導。大選原本定於10月份舉行，但是軍方發起的短暫的失敗政變，迫使選舉被推遲到本週日舉行。
