The combined left-wing opposition in France has defeated President Jacque Chirac's ruling Conservative Coalition in the first round of the country's parliamentary elections.

在法国议会第一轮选举中，左翼反对派联合击败了总统雅克·希拉克的保守派执政联盟。

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The opposition has demanded a re-run of parliamentary elections held yesterday.

反对派要求重新举行昨天进行的议会选举。

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Some opposition groups think they have a better chance in parliamentary elections due in 2012 or perhaps later this year.

一些反对群体认为在2012年或2013年的国会选举中他们的机会比这次更大。

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The so-called Red Shirts, led by the United Democratic Front against Dictatorship,or UDD, have the backing of the main parliamentary opposition group, the Puea Thai Party.

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In these elections, the former-opposition Movement for Democratic Change defeated President Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF party in the parliamentary vote.

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Parliamentary supporters of General Aziz say the June 6th election will go ahead with or without opposition participation.

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The parliamentary opposition also took in Christian Democrats and Socialists from various other European countries.

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Critics of Mr Ahmadinejad are expected to mount some parliamentary opposition to his choices.

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But he had plenty all the same in the ranks of the parliamentary opposition.

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