LONDON – Other people’s elections are usually baffling and boring, which is certainly true of the United Kingdom’s coming vote on May 7; indeed, many Britons share the sentiment. The longest election campaign in UK history has been strikingly short of focus.
发自伦敦——世界各国的选举通常都是迷乱且沉闷的，而英国即将在五月七号举行的大选也是如此；许多英国人无疑也深有同感。令人震惊的莫过于这场在英国史上选前造势期最为漫长的选举竟然不存在任何焦点议题。但即便如此，这场选举依然为其他西方民主国家带来了三点重要的教益。