EIGHT weeks is an unusually long time for the campaigning in a run-off election.

八个星期对于竞争活动来说确实是一个比较长的时间了。

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Karzai was then preparing for a run-off election scheduled for November 7 but, after the health alert, he cancelled several meetings with tribal elders from across the country, Fatemi said.

卡尔扎伊当时正在准备11月7日进行的第二轮选举。法特米说，卫生警戒后，卡尔扎伊取消了几起与全国部落长老的会议。

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Indeed, both Ms Manigat and Mr Martelly had called for a do-over election—until it appeared they would advance to the run-off.

事实上，直到有消息说他俩提前进入决赛前，马女士和马先生本来都是要求重新进行选举的。

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A candidate needs more than fifty percent of the vote to avoid a run-off election.

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There will be a run-off election in the presidential contest if no candidate captures more than 50 percent of the vote.

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President Karzai has more than enough to avoid a run-off election against challenger Abdullah Abdullah.

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If no such clear winner emerges on the first ballot, however, the two leading vote-getters will face a run-off election.

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Mr Mousavi was hoping to prevent Mr Ahmadinejad winning more than 50% of the vote, in order to force a run-off election.

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In the capital, Kinshasa, where three days of fighting greeted the announcement, in August, of a run-off election, people are visibly on edge.

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