Clash in Madrid Assembly Between Opposition and Ayuso
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There was a big argument in the Madrid Assembly. The opposition and the regional leader, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, had a tense meeting. Someone said: "There will be no peace in the streets of Madrid."
The Madrid PP party is Ayuso's party. The PP made a complaint against a spokesperson from the party Más Madrid. The PP says she made threats.
Two other parties, Más Madrid and the PSOE, talked about the death of a woman named Maricarmen. The PP says these parties used her death as a political weapon against Ayuso.
The meeting happened in the Assembly, which is like a parliament for the Madrid region. People in the meeting are called deputies. This was a difficult day for Spanish politics.
Vocabulary9 words
- tense
- feeling worried or angry; not calm
- PP
- a Spanish political party; Ayuso's party
- complaint
- telling an official that someone did something wrong
- spokesperson
- a person who speaks for a group
- threats
- words that say you will hurt someone
- PSOE
- another Spanish political party
- weapon
- something used to attack or hurt
- Assembly
- a group of people who make laws for a region
- deputies
- people elected to make laws
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1. In the Madrid Assembly 2. Made a complaint 3. True
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There was a big argument in the Madrid _____. The opposition and the regional leader, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, had a _____ meeting. Someone said: "There will be no peace in the streets of Madrid."
The Madrid _____ party is Ayuso's party. The PP made a _____ against a _____ from the party Más Madrid. The PP says she made _____.
Two other parties, Más Madrid and the _____, talked about the death of a woman named Maricarmen. The PP says these parties used her death as a political _____ against Ayuso.
The meeting happened in the Assembly, which is like a parliament for the Madrid region. People in the meeting are called _____. This was a difficult day for Spanish politics.
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