Nearly half of those in the BBC poll said that the election of Mr. Obama, an African-American, would “fundamentally change” their perceptions of the United States.

将近一半接受BBC调查的人们认为，非洲裔美国人奥巴马先生的当选将“根本上改变”他们对美国的的认知观念。

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The election may go ahead without Abdullah Abdullah, Mr Karzai's only competitor, who withdrew from the poll after demands he made about the running of the election were not met.

竞选者不包括阿布杜拉·阿哈穆德，卡尔扎伊的主要对手。阿哈·穆德因为提出的关于选举运行方面的要求没有被满足而退出大选。

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International observer groups praised the poll for being peaceful and well organised; the national election commission did a good job.

国际观察组织赞扬选举过程和平而有条理，全国选举委员会为此做了漂亮的工作。

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Though election officials are still working toward a November 29 poll, observers fear there is still too much work to be done and scrambling to make the deadline could result in a flawed vote.

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Major rifts within the opposition have been cited as the biggest factor likely to thwart efforts by their leader Anwar Ibrahim to win control of government at the next election,due by 2013, although some analysts say a poll could be held as early as next year.

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IFES's pre-election poll, no less than 84% of Indonesians thought the election would be fair.

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Those who said the country was headed on the right track were 46%, 10 points higher than any pre-election poll.

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