When a parliamentary vote on the measures arrives, a Lib Dem spokesman (presumably Mr Huhne) will be allowed to speak against nuclear energy, but his fellow Lib Dem MPs may abstain from voting.

假设现在议会就是否新建核电站进行投票，自民党发言人(很可能是休恩)将获准投出反对票，但是他的自民党同伴们可能投弃权票。

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Only Syria, the Security Council's only Arab member, is expected to abstain from the vote.

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When the government failed to bow to its demands, it said it would abstain from the vote.

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Many campaigners believe that since the US and Russia are against the compromise, the EU might withdraw their proposal and abstain from the vote.

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