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一 |     WARSAW, Poland -- Polish opposition leader Donald Tusk declared the beginning of a new era for his country after opposition parties appeared to have won enough votes in Sunday's parliamentary election to oust the governing nationalist conservative party.That party, Law and Justice, has bickered with allies and faced accusations of eroding rule of law at home in its eight years in power. It appeared that voters were mobilized like never before, voting in even greater numbers than when the nation ousted the communist authorities in 1989. In some places people were still in line when polling officially closed, but all were allowed to vote. If the result predicted by an exit poll holds, Law and Justice won but also lost. It got more seats than any other party but not enough to be able to lead a government that can pass laws in the legislature. The Ipsos exit poll suggested that Law and Justice obtained 200 seats. Its potential partner, the far-right Confederation got 12 seats, a showing the party acknowledged was a defeat.It also showed that three opposition parties have likely won a combined 248 seats in the 460-seat lower house of parliament, the Sejm. The largest of the groups is Civic Coalition, led by Tusk, a former prime minister and former European Union president. It won 31.6% of votes, the exit poll said. “I have been a politician for many years. I’m an athlete. Never in my life have I been so happy about taking seemingly second place. Poland won. Democracy has won. We have removed them from power,” Tusk told his cheering supporters.“This result might still be better, but already today we can say this is the end of the bad time, this is end of Law and Justice rule," Tusk added.Law and Justice leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski acknowledged the ambiguous result. He told supporters at his headquarters that his party’s result, at nearly 37% of the vote, according to the exit poll, was a success, making it the party to win the most votes for three parliamentary elections in a row. “We must have hope and we must also know that regardless of whether we are in power or in the opposition, we will implement this (political) project in various ways and we will not allow Poland to be betrayed," Kaczynski said.If the result holds, and Law and Justice is the single party with the most seats, then it would most likely get the first chance to try to build a government.It falls to President Andrzej Duda, who is an ally of Law and Justice, to tap a party to try to form a government.Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Polsat News that Duda “will entrust the mission of forming the government to the winning party and in this first step we will certainly try to build a parliamentary majority."Three opposition parties, Tusk's Civic Coalition, Third Way and the New Left, ran on separate tickets but with the same promises of seeking to oust Law and Justice and restore good ties with the European Union.Wlodzimierz Czarzasty, a leader of the Left party, vowed to work with the others to “create a democratic, strong, reasonable and predictable government.”Katarzyna Pelczynska-Nalecz, the head of election campaign for Third Way, called it a “huge day for our democracy.”Votes were still being counted and the state electoral commission says it expects to have final results by Tuesday morning.At stake are the health of the nation’s constitutional order, its legal stance on LGBTQ+ rights and abortion, and the foreign alliances of a country that has been a crucial ally to Ukraine after Russia launched its full-scale invasion.LGBTQ+ rights activist Bart Staszewski called it the end of a “nightmare” for himself as a gay man and others.“This is just the beginning of reclaiming of our country. The fight is ahead but we are breathing fresh air today,” Staszewski said.Environmental activist Dominika Lasota was emotional with relief, saying “we have our future.”Law and Justice has eroded checks and balances to gain more control over state institutions, including the courts, public media and the electoral process itself.During the campaign many Poles described the vote as the most important one since 1989, when a new democracy was born after decades of communism.Turnout Sunday appeared to be even higher than the 63% of voters who turned out for the 1989 election that led to the ouster of the communists. Despite many uncertainties ahead, what appeared certain was that support for the governing party has shrunk since the last election in 2019 when it won nearly 44% of the vote, its popularity dented by high inflation, allegations of cronyism and bickering with European allies.There is a high level of state ownership in the Polish economy, and the governing party has built up a system of patronage, handing out thousands of jobs and contracts to its loyalists. A political change could open the way for the EU to release billions of euros in funding that has been withheld over what the EU viewed as democratic erosion.Piotr Buras, of the European Council of Foreign Relations, said the opposition had gained from “growing fatigue” with the government among Poles, "beyond the groups usually supporting the liberals.” The fate of Poland's relationship with Ukraine was also at stake. The Confederation party campaigned on an anti-Ukraine message, accusing the country of lacking gratitude to Poland for its help in Russia's war. Its poor showing will be a relief for Kyiv.A referendum on migration, the retirement age and other issues was held simultaneously. Some government opponents called on voters to boycott the referendum, saying it was an attempt by the government to galvanize its supporters. Many voters were seen refusing to take part in the referendum.___Associated Press journalists Kwiyeon Ha, Pietro De Cristofaro and Rafal Niedzielski contributed to this report.。    　　呼和浩特8月24日电 题：特写：“赛考斯林”迎来“赛考斯”  记者勿日汗、王春燕、安路蒙  24日下午，斜阳漫洒，内蒙古乌审旗毛乌素沙地深处，“赛考斯林”静立在光影里，等候“赛考斯”（本名罗纳德·萨科尔斯基）的到来。  杨树、松树、柏树层层叠叠铺展开去，最高的已有20米。林间立着一座崭新的花岗岩石碑，上面刻着“治沙英雄 植树楷模”，落款为“美国赛·考斯基先生为全国劳模殷玉珍敬题”。  车子沿林间土路颠簸而来，殷玉珍和“赛考斯”走下车。前一天下午，这位美国老人抵达内蒙古鄂尔多斯市，与阔别26年的殷玉珍重逢。

二 | 而此刻，他已来到乌审旗无定河镇萨拉乌苏村殷玉珍的家，站在这片以自己名字命名的林地里。  1999年，在河南洛阳市任教的美国教师“赛考斯”，在电视上看到殷玉珍在风沙中种树的故事，画面让他深受感动。他奔走两月筹得5000美元，捐给这位素未谋面的中国农村妇女。殷玉珍用那笔钱买了5万多棵树苗，一棵棵背进沙窝，一株株栽进黄沙。  当年“赛考斯”从未求任何回报，甚至不敢相信这些树苗能活下去。

三 | 但殷玉珍不一样，她在这片林子里竖起一块砖碑，上面写着“美国：赛·考斯基”，称这片林子为“赛考斯林”。她要铭记这份情，暗下决心，一定要把树种活，让“赛考斯”过来看看。

四 |   这一天，终于到来。  殷玉珍带着“赛考斯”走到碑前，当年的旧砖碑已变成花岗岩石碑。

五 | “赛考斯”拿起一支绿色染料笔，弯下腰，在碑身一角写下一个“S”，旁边画了一棵小树，树下连着一颗心，而后郑重地写下“YIN”。他直起身，退后半步，端详片刻。  阳光落在绿色字迹上，“S”与“YIN”之间，一颗心托着一棵树，立在花岗岩上，也立在了毛乌素沙地的风里。  “赛考斯”走进林子，脚下是厚厚的落叶。殷玉珍带他直奔一棵杨树，树干粗壮，10多米高。

六 | “赛考斯”不敢相信，这是他26年前来毛乌素沙地探望殷玉珍时，一起种下的那棵树。当时，这棵杨树苗只有1米多高，手指粗细，在风里摇摇晃晃，像随时会被沙埋掉。  在“赛考斯”来前夕，殷玉珍时不时去看看这棵树，用手抚摸，抬头仰望伞盖一般的枝条。她惊喜地发现，一场大雨过后，树皮上的菌斑形状竟像极了花朵。她兴奋地说：“‘赛考斯’要来了，树都开花了。”  今天，他们要在“赛考斯林”一起种下新的树苗。这棵樟子松苗来自殷玉珍自己的育苗基地。这位全国劳动模范、毛乌素沙地治沙人，用40多年时间让7万亩荒沙变成绿洲。  “再种一棵。”铁锹递到“赛考斯”手里。  两人弯腰，扶苗，培土。“赛考斯”的手有些抖，但下铲的姿势还算稳。

七 | 殷玉珍在他对面站着，稳稳扶住树苗。身后的整片“赛考斯林”早已绿树成荫。  时隔26年，“赛考斯林”的树种在更迭，殷玉珍与“赛考斯”的友谊也在续写。

八 |   “我在内蒙古种下了一棵友谊树。

九 | ”“赛考斯”说。  “赛考斯林”，终于迎来了“赛考斯”。

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