Did two more translations for cafebabel today. The first piece was about the anti-mafia manifestation in Italy last weekend, where hundreds of people marched through the streets of Naples on a national day of protest and commemoration for its victims organised by the Italian Libera association (click here*).The second translation, much longer and more interesting, was on the subject of the first round of the Slovakian presidential elections, which were thought to have been a foregone conclusion but now have become interesting.
The incumbent president and favourite for re-election, Ivan Gašparovič, did not command an overall majority in the first round as was expected so as a result, he will face a second round of elections on 4th April.Here he faces Iveta Radičová, who is the countries' most successful female politician as she is the first woman to reach the second round of a presidential election and one glance at her campaign strategy evokes instantly that of Barack Obama - and we all know how he fared... To read more on this story read my translation*
This now takes me to 49 in total, click here* for more...
