India’s Election Continues Amidst Political Tension
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India held the second round of its parliamentary elections on Thursday, with voting taking place in 13 states. These included the territory of Kashmir, authority over which has been a difficult political issue for decades. National security in Kashmir has also been used as a main campaign topic for the sitting prime minister Narendra Modi, who hopes to get re-elected for a second term.
Editor's Note: Kashmir in China is called 克什米尔 in Hong Kong and Taiwan is called 喀什米爾 However, 克 is not the simplified character of 喀
投票 to vote
争议 to dispute
主权 sovereignty
分裂主义派 separatist party
分治 partition
投票 to vote
争議 to dispute
主權 sovereignty
分裂主義派 separatist party
分治 partition
印度于周四举行第二阶段国会下议院选举。
本届大选是史上最大民主选举，共有9亿选民，选期更长达6周。
印度29邦中有13邦进行投票，其中包括北方印巴边界的争议地区，克什米尔。
自1947年印巴分治后，克什米尔的主权归属便是两国间冲突不断的政治议题。
克什米尔的分裂主义派和巴基斯坦的支持者，呼吁抵制这场选举以抗议印度对克什米尔的掌控。
根据《华盛顿邮报》报导，反印度的抗议行动造成仅8%选民现身投票所。
在现任总理莫迪和其政党人民党的执政下，失业率不断攀升、社会对立和农民不满的情绪持续高涨。
印度在野党痛批莫迪为转移经济政绩焦点，将克什米尔冲突作为选战议题。
但莫迪为取得连任，主打克什米尔问题，希望透过在国防上的铁腕风格赢得印度教民族主义支持者的选票。
印度於週四舉行第二階段國會下議院選舉。
本屆大選是史上最大民主選舉，共有9億選民，選期更長達6周。
印度29邦中有13邦進行投票，其中包括北方印巴邊界的爭議地區，喀什米爾。
自1947年印巴分治後，喀什米爾的主權歸屬便是兩國間衝突不斷的政治議題。
喀什米爾的分裂主義派和巴基斯坦的支持者，呼籲抵制這場選舉以抗議印度對喀什米爾的掌控。
根據《華盛頓郵報》報導，反印度的抗議行動造成僅8%選民現身投票所。
在現任總理莫迪和其政黨人民黨的執政下，失業率不斷攀升、社會對立和農民不滿的情緒持續高漲。
印度在野黨痛批莫迪為轉移經濟政績焦點，將喀什米爾衝突作為選戰議題。
但莫迪為取得連任，主打喀什米爾問題，希望透過在國防上的鐵腕風格贏得印度教民族主義支持者的選票。
India held the second round of its parliamentary elections for the lower house on Thursday.
This election is the largest democratic exercise in history, with 900 million people taking part over 6 weeks.
Votes were cast in 13 of India’s 29 states. These included Kashmir, a disputed territory on India’s northern border.
Authority over Kashmir has been a heated political issue between India and Pakistan since partition in 1947.
Kashmiri separatists, and those who support Pakistani rights of sovereignty, called for a boycott of the vote to protest against India’s claim on the state.
The Washington Post reported that the anti-India revolt caused a mere 8% of voters to appear at the polling stations.
There has been rising unemployment, social division, and farmer discontent under the sitting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party.
Political opponents have criticized Modi for using the Kashmiri issue to steer attention away from their economic record.
However, Modi hopes to get re-elected, using Kashmir as a leading policy issue. He aims to be perceived as vigilant on national security to gain the vote of Hindu nationalists.
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