Calenda: "M5S Leads the Broad Coalition, Not Us"
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Carlo Calenda is an Italian politician. He leads a small party called Azione.
Calenda gave an interview. He talked about Italian politics.
He said the coalition called 'Campo largo' is not working well. This coalition has many left parties together.
Calenda said Giuseppe Conte now controls this coalition. Conte leads the M5S party.
Calenda said M5S is the only party with a real plan.
Calenda said he will not join the coalition. He will run alone in the next election.
He said the center is very important. He thinks center voters will decide who wins.
Calenda said people will know more after the vote.
Vocabulary15 words
- politician
- a person who works in government
- party
- a group of people with the same political ideas
- interview
- when someone answers questions, often for news
- coalition
- when different parties work together
- plan
- ideas about what to do
- alone
- by yourself, with no one else
- election
- when people vote to choose leaders
- vote
- to choose someone or something officially
- center
- political ideas between left and right
- decisive
- very important for the final result
- leader
- a person who controls a group
- movement
- a political group with a name like M5S
- direction
- the way something is going
- control
- to have power over something
- join
- to become part of a group
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Answer key
1. Giuseppe Conte 2. Run alone 3. True
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Carlo Calenda is an Italian _____. He leads a small _____ called Azione.
Calenda gave an _____. He talked about Italian politics.
He said the _____ called 'Campo largo' is not working well.
Calenda said Giuseppe Conte now controls this coalition. Conte leads the _____ party.
Calenda said M5S is the only party with a real _____.
Calenda said he will not join the coalition. He will run _____ in the next _____.
He said the _____ is very important.
Calenda said people will know more after the _____.
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