|
|
|
Words
in the News |
|
INTRO
|
|
The
President of Indonesia, Abdurrahman Wahid, has again threatened to
call early elections if parliament goes ahead with plans to impeach
him next month over allegations of corruption and incompetence. Richard
Galpin reported on the latest developments: |
|
IN
FULL
|
|
 |
Listen
to the report in full |
 |
 |
2nd
July 2001
Indonesian president fights impeachment
|
|
|
NEWS
1
|
|
|
Listen
to the first part of the report |
| |
|
President
Wahid, who was speaking at a seminar in the palace, said
he was very disappointed that so far, all attempts to reach a
compromise with parliament had failed, and he again warned he
could impose a state of emergency and call early elections
to prevent MPs from acting, as he believes, illegally. He said by
trying to topple him, they were threatening to plunge
the country into turmoil, even jeopardising national
unity. Mr Wahid knows time is running out for him. The special
impeachment hearing of the upper house of parliament is due to begin
on August 1st.
|
| |
|
|
Listen
to the words |
|
WORDS
|
|
a
seminar - a meeting where a group of people discuss a problem
or a topic
to
reach a compromise - to come to an agreement with another person
or group in which you both give up something that you originally
wanted
a
state of emergency - if a government or minister declares a
state of emergency it gives itself or him/her much stronger
powers than usual
to
topple - to cause a leader or government to lose power
to
plunge…into turmoil - to cause someone or something to be in
a state of confusion and disorder
jeopardising
- putting something in danger
time
is running out - there is little time left to resolve a situation
|
|
| NEWS
2 |
|
|
Listen
to the second part of the report |
| |
|
Unless
he can strike a deal with the major political parties before
then, he will almost certainly be voted out of office, less
than two years after being elected. So far, his political opponents
seem determined to press ahead with the impeachment
session, and ensure the vice-president, Megawati Sukarnoputri, takes
over. Besides compromise, Mr Wahid has few other options to
save his presidency. He does not have sufficient support in the police
and military to impose a state of emergency -- a point emphasised
on Monday when the national police chief, whom Mr Wahid wishes to
replace, rejected an offer to become ambassador to Malaysia, having
already refused to step down. |
| |
|
|
Listen
to the words |
| WORDS |
|
strike
a deal to come to an agreement
voted
out of office not elected again
to
press ahead with to continue doing something in difficult circumstances
impeachment
trial of a public official for a serious crime committed in office
has
few other options doesn't have many other choices
to
impose to force someone to accept something
to
step down to resign from an important job or position
|
|
| |
|
Read
more about this story in BBC News Online |
|
|
