Aragón leader calls on mayors to show support for Ceuta
Jorge Azcón is a politician in Aragón, Spain. He asked all mayors in Aragón to help Ceuta. Ceuta is a Spanish city in North Africa.
Azcón wants mayors to hold a demonstration at their town halls. He said this will help "defend national sovereignty". Sovereignty means a country's control over its own land.
The party Vox also asked people to go to demonstrations for Ceuta. Vox said the party PP is too soft. The Spanish word for this is "tibieza".
The FEMP is a group for Spanish town halls. FEMP asked for people to meet in front of town halls. This is to show solidarity with Ceuta. Solidarity means support for other people.
The demonstrations show that many people in Spain care about Ceuta.
Vocabulary15 words
- demonstration
- many people meeting to show what they think
- sovereignty
- a country's power over its own land
- Vox
- a political party in Spain
- FEMP
- a group for Spanish town halls
- solidarity
- helping and supporting other people
- mayor
- the leader of a town or city
- town hall
- the building where a town's government works
- politician
- a person who works in government
- Ceuta
- a Spanish city in North Africa
- Aragón
- a region in Spain
- PP
- a political party in Spain
- party
- a group of people with the same political ideas
- national
- about a whole country
- defend
- to protect something
- support
- to help someone or something
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1. Jorge Azcón 2. At their town halls 3. True
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Jorge Azcón is a politician in Aragón, Spain. He asked all _____ in Aragón to help Ceuta. Ceuta is a Spanish city in North Africa.
Azcón wants mayors to hold a _____ at their town halls. He said this will help "defend national _____".
The party _____ also asked people to go to demonstrations for Ceuta. Vox said the party PP is too _____.
The _____ is a group for Spanish town halls. FEMP asked for people to meet in front of town halls. This is to show _____ with Ceuta.
The demonstrations show that many people in Spain care about _____.