In the United States, for example, ambitious politicians are already campaigning hard in bellwether states for the 2016 presidential election. Yet some races – such as that for the next United Nations secretary-general, which will also be held in 2016 – still occur largely under the radar.
新德里&mdash;&mdash;全世界的选举周期都有拉长的趋势。比方说雄心勃勃的美国政治家已经在为2016年总统大选在各主要州展开激烈争夺。但有些竞选&mdash;&mdash;比如将于2016年举行的未来联合国秘书长的竞选&mdash;&mdash;依然静悄悄地不引人注目。这种情况应该发生变化。