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Somali Parliament Forces PM to Dissolve Cabinet
Somalia's prime minister has dissolved his 60-member cabinet on the day it was to face a confidence vote in the federal parliament. The prime minister has 14 days to propose a new cabinet and to seek a confidence vote in the divided legislature.
Somalia parliament members voiced strong opposition to the cabinet proposed by Somali Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke, and he withdrew his list of 60 appointees just hours before a confidence vote in the country’s top lawmaking body.
The prime minister also called for parliament to grant him a 14-day extension to form an administration. Through his spokesman Ridwan Hajji Abdiweli, Sharmarke thanked the 275-member parliament for heeding his request.
“The prime minister has given enough thoughts to the issues raised by Somali lawmakers. And after careful consideration, he will announce a competent government that will have both the support of the Somali parliament and the Somali public,” said Abdiweli.
Political analyst Abukar Al Badri says Sharmarke is likely to face many challenges from the Somali parliament before his cabinet list is endorsed.
“The prime minister is facing a daunting task. He is faced with dealing with a divided parliament and strong opposition of his cabinet appointees by several clans. MPs and clan elders have also voiced concerns over the recent appointments and this might derail the prime minister from delivering on his duties," said Al Badri.
Among the problems that lawmakers had with Sharmarke’s list was the inclusion of former ministers and senior officials previously accused of incompetence.
Al Badri says parliament's decision to reject the appointees indicates the maturity of Somalia's democratic institutions.
“The parliament in this case has shown its credibility by turning down the cabinet appointees even before it was brought to parliament. This shows that if the administration does not cooperate with the parliament, endorsing the future government lists might prove more complicated in the future," says Al Badri.
The East African nation has taken steps toward order after years of lawlessness, but a political crisis developed late last year when President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud forced the resignation of then-Prime Minister Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed.
The political instability is threatening the country’s plan for elections in 2016. The international community remains committed to stabilizing Somalia - but United Nations and U.S. officials have demanded the country's leaders halt their chronic infighting, for the sake of Somalia's future.
詞匯解析
predict
難度:4星核心詞匯,屬常用3000詞
英漢解釋
v.預(yù)言;預(yù)報(bào);預(yù)知;預(yù)測
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用作動(dòng)詞 (v.)
It is virtually impossible to predict the future accurately.
精確預(yù)言未來的事實(shí)際上是辦不到的。
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proposal
難度:4星核心詞匯,屬常用3000詞
英漢解釋
n.求婚;建議;提議
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用作名詞 (n.)
The manager made a proposal for uniting the two companies.
經(jīng)理提出了將兩家公司聯(lián)合起來的建議。
Various proposals were put forward by the employees for increasing sales.
員工們擺出了各種提高銷售額的提議。
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unlikely
難度:3星常用詞匯,屬常用6000詞
英漢解釋
adj.不太可能的
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用作形容詞 (adj.)
The superpowers are unlikely to disarm completely.
超級(jí)大國不太可能徹底裁軍。
But a spending bonanza is unlikely.
但是,應(yīng)有盡有也不太可能。
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faith
難度:4星核心詞匯,屬常用3000詞
英漢解釋
n.信仰;信念;信任
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用作名詞 (n.)
Christians profess their faith when they say the Creed.
基督教徒在念信經(jīng)時(shí)就表明了他們的宗教信仰。
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contain
難度:5星基本詞匯,屬常用1000詞
英漢解釋
vt.容納;包含;抑制;克制
vi.自制
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用作及物動(dòng)詞 (vt.)
The atlas contains forty maps.
這個(gè)地圖集有四十幅地圖。
用作不及物動(dòng)詞 (vi.)
She couldn't contain herself for joy.
她高興地難以自制。
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failure
難度:4星核心詞匯,屬常用3000詞
英漢解釋
n.失敗;失敗者;不及格;疏忽;失靈;未能;悲慘的事
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用作名詞 (n.)
In a word, his failure in the final exam did not surprise me.
總而言之,他考試不及格并沒使我吃驚。
His car was taken back because of failure to meet payments.
由于未能按期付款,他的汽車被收回去了。
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virus
難度:4星核心詞匯,屬常用3000詞
英漢解釋
n.病毒;病原體
參考例句
用作名詞 (n.)
Scientists have isolated the virus causing the epidemic.
科學(xué)家們已分離出引起這種流行病的病毒。
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