Putin's party loses support in polls
プーチン政党が国民投票で支持を失う
Summary
5 December 2011
The Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has suffered an unexpected setback in parliamentary elections. His party, United Russia, has won just under 50% of the vote.
ロシアの首相、ウラジミール・プーチンが議会選挙で思いがけない後退を喫した。
彼の党が獲得した票は５０％足らずだった。
Vocabulary
unchartered territory 未知の領域
an unfamiliar situation
in control
has power to give orders and make decisions
stuttered （爺）stutterは 「どもる」なんだけど、、、
gone through in an unsure way, with stop and start
widespread allegations
a great number of statements not yet proven saying that illegal or improper things were done
vote rigging 不正投票
dishonest way of influencing the result of an election through tampering with the vote
an embarrassment
bound to cause shame
reflects
shows
fatigue
tiredness
dominated
influenced decisively
political stage
arena of politics
関連BBCニュース