briguer

Pour le scrutin du 3 mars 2000, 18 candidats briguaient les sept sièges vacants ; 7 500 Anguillans ont été admis à participer aux élections.
For the 3 March 2000 ballot, there were 18 contenders for the seven seats, with 7,500 Anguillans eligible to vote.
Les trois politiciens se montraient tous très courtois les uns envers les autres, même s'ils briguaient le même poste.
The three politicians were all very civil to each other even though they were running for the same office.
Certaines violations des accords de cessez-le-feu, notamment le refus du libre accès aux zones concernées, sont motivées par le fait que les chefs des factions n'ont pas obtenu les postes qu'ils briguaient au Gouvernement.
Some violations of the ceasefire agreements, especially the denial of access, have been prompted by the factional leaders' dissatisfaction with the inadequate response to their demands for government positions.
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