Negotiations are finally due to begin after months of political deadlock.几个月的政治僵局之后谈判终于在预定时间开始。It is feared that a political deadlock may petrify economic initiatives.人们担心政治僵局可能使经济丧失活力。The political standoff ended when the army took over.军队接管后，政治僵局才告一段落。