|
|
|
Words
in the News |
|
INTRO
|
|
In
Bulgaria the movement established by the former King, Simeon II, has
won a clear victory in the parliamentary elections. Winners and losers
are discussing a coalition government. The BBC's Nick Thorpe reported
from Sofia. |
|
IN
FULL
|
|
 |
Listen
to the report in full |
 |
 |
18th
June 2001
Former King wins Bulgarian elections
|
|
|
NEWS
1
|
|
|
Listen
to the first part of the report |
| |
|
There
were no wild celebrations following the former king's victory. The
64 year old business consultant, who has lived most of his life
in exile in Spain, spoke slowly, almost awkwardly to his
people, promising stable government in which no corruption
would be tolerated and an acceleration of the country's integration
into the EU and NATO.
He politely brushed aside reporters’ questions about his
own possible role in the new government, which he said would be
decided later. From the government's side, the outgoing Prime Minister,
Ivan Kostov, conceded victory graciously, and admitted personal
responsibility for his party's crushing defeat.
|
| |
|
|
Listen
to the words |
|
WORDS
|
|
awkwardly:
if you say something awkwardly, you say it in an uncomfortable,
nervous or embarrassed way
stable: not likely to suddenly change or end
tolerated: things that are allowed to exist or happen even
though you disagree with them, are tolerated
brushed aside:
refused to answer
graciously: behaving in a polite and pleasant way
crushing defeat: a complete victory over an opponent
|
|
| NEWS
2 |
|
|
Listen
to the second part of the report |
| |
|
In
the corridors of the Palace of Culture, where all party leaders had
gathered to follow the results, election rivals began
patching up contacts with one another, damaged by sharp
exchanges during the campaign.
The former king's movement says it wants to rule in coalition; there
are two conservative parties in parliament now - the winners of this
election and the defeated government. And some, at least in Ivan Kostov's
United Democratic Forces, appear open to cooperation with the
National Movement for Simeon II. |
| |
|
|
Listen
to the words |
| WORDS |
|
gathered
- came together in a group
election rivals - competitors during an election
patching up - repairing damaged relationships
sharp exchanges - sudden and angry disagreements
open to - if you’re open to ideas and suggestions, you’re
prepared to consider them
|
|
| |
|
Read
about the background in BBC News Online |
|
|
