Not only did such strategies make the process of campaigning highly charged but they have created difficulties for the newly-elected administration in smoothing away the political passion and restoring consensus among the divided people.

• 这种竞选手段不单使得选战高度激烈化，在选后如何弥平整个社会的政治激情，重新凝聚共识，变成新政府的一大挑战。