This is VOA News. I'm Joe Ramsey.
这里是美国之音新闻,我是乔·拉姆齐(Joe Ramsey)。
In a shock move, French President Emmanuel Macron said he would dissolve parliament on Sunday and call for new legislative elections later this month after he was trounced in European elections by Marine Le Pen's far-right party.
法国总统埃马纽埃尔·马克龙出人意料地宣布,他将于周日解散议会,并于本月晚些时候举行新的立法选举。此前,他在欧洲选举中败给了玛丽娜·勒庞领导的极右翼政党。
Macron said the results were a disaster for his government and one he could not pretend to ignore.
马克龙表示,选举结果对他的政府来说是一场灾难,他不能假装无视。
It's a high risk political gamble less than two months before Paris hosts the Olympics.
在距离巴黎举办奥运会不到两个月的时间里,这是一场高风险的政治赌博。
He said lower house elections would be called on June 30, with the second round on July 7.
他说,众议院选举将于6月30日举行,第二轮选举将于7月7日举行。
The day after Israel rescued four hostages, Israeli war cabinet centrist member Benny Gantz resigned on Sunday. AP correspondent Karen Chammas reports.
在以色列救出四名人质的第二天,以色列战时内阁中间派成员本尼·甘茨于周日辞职。美联社记者凯伦·查马斯(Karen Chammas)报道。
The move does not immediately pose a threat to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who still controls a majority coalition in parliament.
此举不会立即对总理本雅明·内塔尼亚胡构成威胁,他仍然控制着议会的多数联盟。
But the Israeli leader will now become more heavily reliant on his far-right allies to stay in power.
但这位以色列领导人现在将更加依赖他的极右翼盟友来继续掌权。
Gantz had previously said he would leave the government by June 8 if Netanyahu did not formulate a new plan for post war Gaza.
甘茨此前曾表示,如果内塔尼亚胡不为战后的加沙制订新计划,他将在6月8日之前离开政府。
The popular former military chief joined Netanyahu's government shortly after October 7 in a show of unity.
这位广受欢迎的前军事首领于10月7日后不久加入内塔尼亚胡政府,以示团结。
His presence also boosted Israel's credibility with its international partners.
他的出现也提升了以色列在其国际伙伴中的信誉。
Gantz has good working relations with U.S. officials. I'm Karen Chammas.
甘茨与美国官员有着良好的工作关系。我是凯伦·查马斯。
U.S. President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill Biden, stopped at an American cemetery in France on Sunday that former President Donald Trump declined to visit in 2018, drawing widespread criticism at the time.
美国总统乔·拜登和他的妻子吉尔·拜登周日在法国的一座美国公墓停留,前总统唐纳德·特朗普在2018年拒绝前往该公墓,当时引起了广泛批评。
"The idea that we were able to avoid being engaged in major battles in Europe is just not realistic. That's why it's so important that we continue to have the alliances we have, ..."
“我们能够避免卷入欧洲重大战斗的想法是不切实际的。这就是为什么我们继续保持联盟如此重要的原因……”
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