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Spanish to English: Mike O'Neill Sample Translation General field: Other Detailed field: Journalism
Source text - Spanish Italia elige nuevo gobierno con la mirada puesta en la crisis
Las cruciales elecciones generales italianas vivieron hoy su primer día con una leve baja en la participación y estuvieron marcadas por una protesta contra el ex primer ministro Silvio Berlusconi, realizada por tres mujeres desnudas que fueron violentamente desalojadas por la policía.
Pese a que los italianos acudieron a las urnas en medio de gran incertidumbre y -de acuerdo a los sondeos- con temor de que los resultados creen una situación de ingobernabilidad, los datos del Ministerio del Interior indican que a las 19, hora local, se registraba un descenso de 2,41 puntos porcentuales con respecto a la votación de 2008. A esa hora, momento del último informe oficial, había votado el 45,91% del censo, frente al 48,32% que lo había hecho a esta misma hora hace cuatro años, informó la agencia de noticias EFE.
Los comicios, una cita para 47 millones de italianos que cerrará mañana a las 15, hora local, se producen tras quince meses de gobierno tecnócrata, y en medio de un marcado escepticismo en comicios que -se teme- puede terminar sin un claro ganador, lo que preocupa a los mercados europeos y puede atizar la crisis que padece la tercera economía continental.
Hasta hace dos semanas, los sondeos indicaban que el candidato de centroizquierda Pier Luigi Bersani se perfilaba ganador, seguido por el líder conservador, Silvio Berlusconi, mientras que el tercer puesto se lo disputan el primer ministro dimisionario, Mario Monti, y el cómico Beppe Grillo, con su Movimiento 5 Estrellas, una formación alternativa y populista.
Translation - English Italy Elects New Government with an Eye on the Crisis
The crucial Italian general election got underway today with a slight drop in participation and was marked by a protest against former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi by three naked women, who had to be forcibly removed by police.
Although Italians went to the ballot boxes in the midst of great uncertainty and—according to polls—fearing the results would create a situation in which no party would be able to govern, data from the Ministry of the Interior indicates that as of 7:00pm local time, there was a decrease of 2.41% compared to voting in 2008. At that time, when the last official report was released, 45.91% of eligible voters had cast their ballots, compared to 48.32% who had done so at that same time four years ago, said news agency EFE.
The election, an event for 47 million Italians that will close tomorrow at 3:00pm local time, comes after 15 months of technocratic government, and amid marked skepticism about elections which—it is feared—could end without a clear winner, which has European markets worried and could further fuel the crisis being endured by the third biggest continental economy.
Up until two weeks ago, polls were showing center-left candidate Pier Luigi Bersani to be the likely winner, followed by conservative leader Silvio Berlusconi, while third place was still up for grabs between outgoing Prime Minister Mario Monti, and comedian Beppe Grillo, with his Five Stars Movement, an alternative populist party.
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Other - University of Massachusetts, Boston
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Years of experience: 10. Registered at ProZ.com: Jul 2014.
Mike O’Neill is a Spanish-to-English translator certified through the University of Massachusetts, Boston. With over ten years of work experience in media, education, language, and stand-up comedy, he’s able to draw on a unique and varied background to translate a number of genres of Spanish texts.
For more on Mike as well as to see samples of his work, please visit his online portfolio at http://mikeoneilltranslation.wordpress.com/.
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