French Left Parties Discuss Closer Ties Before 2027 Election
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Two French left-wing parties met this summer. They are called LFI and the Greens. Both parties had summer schools. A summer school is a big meeting for members. People talked about working together again.
LFI is a French left-wing party. Left-wing means people who want more help from government for poor people. The Greens are a party too. They care about the environment. The environment means nature and the planet.
For a long time, LFI worked with other left parties. This is called an alliance. An alliance means groups working together. But LFI stopped working with some old friends. News people saw this change.
Now, there is talk of a new rapprochement. Rapprochement means becoming friends again. People at the summer meetings felt this new mood.
But Manuel Bompard is an important person in LFI. He is a spokesperson. A spokesperson talks for a group. He said something important to a newspaper called Sud Ouest.
He said there will not be one candidate for the left in 2027. A candidate is a person who runs in an election. An election is when people vote for a leader. France will choose a new president in 2027. A president is the leader of a country.
Vocabulary9 words
- summer school
- a big meeting for party members in summer
- left-wing
- wanting government to help poor people more
- the environment
- nature and the planet around us
- alliance
- groups working together
- rapprochement
- becoming friends again
- spokesperson
- a person who talks for a group
- candidate
- a person who runs in an election
- election
- when people vote for a leader
- president
- the leader of a country
Quiz
Answer key
1. Had summer schools 2. Becoming friends again 3. False
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Two French left-wing parties met this summer. They are called LFI and the _____. Both parties had summer schools. A summer school is a big meeting for _____. People talked about working together again.
LFI is a French left-wing _____. The Greens are a party too. They care about the _____.
For a long time, LFI worked with other left parties. This is called an _____. But LFI stopped working with some old _____.
Now, there is talk of a new _____. People at the summer meetings felt this new mood.
Manuel Bompard is an important person in LFI. He is a _____. He said something important to a newspaper called Sud Ouest.
He said there will not be one _____ for the left in 2027. France will choose a new _____ in 2027.