[Grammar] and (...) for EU supporters

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‘Tactical voting’ is quickly becoming a buzzword for the UK’s June 8 elections, with groups calling for strategic alliances and for EU supporters to vote for the least-worst option available.
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I think the original sentence is

...with groups calling for strategic alliances and (with groups calling) for EU supporters to vote for the least-worst option available.

Is my understanding correct?

Thanks!
 

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Yes, except I'd say that you quoted the original sentence and offer a variant to make sure you understood the original.
 

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Yes, except I'd say that you quoted the original sentence and offer a variant to make sure you understood the original.

Pardon my ignorance, do you mean that I wrote

...with groups calling for strategic alliances and (with groups calling) for EU supporters to vote for the least-worst option available.

so you could confirm that I really understand?
 

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What you described as the "original sentence" was not really the original sentence. It was a variation you wrote to help you understand the original sentence.

Your understanding of the sentence is correct.
 
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