he had abstained
-s'était abstenu
Past perfect he/she conjugation of abstain.

abstain

Accordingly, he had abstained from the voting.
Il s'est donc abstenu lors du vote.
The representative of Turkey noted that he had abstained from voting although his delegation shared the concern expressed by Cuba.
Le représentant de la Turquie a fait observer qu'il s'était abstenu de voter bien que sa délégation partage la préoccupation exprimée par Cuba.
The representative of Colombia stated that he needed greater evidence and more materials to take a decision, in the absence of which he had abstained.
Le représentant de la Colombie a déclaré ne pouvoir prendre de décision en l'absence de preuves plus probantes et d'éléments supplémentaires et devoir pas conséquent s'abstenir.
Mr. Shinyo (Japan), speaking in explanation of vote after the vote, said that he had abstained in the vote on paragraph 4 of the draft resolution because the language used was inadequate.
M. Shinyo (Japon), expliquant son vote après le vote, précise qu'il s'est abstenu lors du vote sur le paragraphe 4 du projet de résolution car le choix des termes est inadéquat.
He had abstained in the voting because the mandate of the Council did not extend to political issues such as those in the resolution.
Il s'est abstenu lors du vote parce que le mandat du Conseil ne porte pas sur des questions politiques comme celles dont il est fait état dans la résolution.
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