Germany's Far-Right AfD Wants Other Parties to Work With It
The far-right party AfD won an election in a German state.
The party did not win enough seats to rule alone.
AfD needed three more seats for a majority.
Now AfD wants to make a new government for the state.
AfD says other parties must work with it.
The party says this is what democracy wants.
Many other German parties do not want to work with AfD.
They say AfD has extreme ideas.
AfD is trying to change their minds.
The party says people voted for change.
It says other parties must listen to the voters.
This is a big moment for German politics.
Vocabulary5 words
- far-right
- political ideas that are very extreme and often against equality
- seats
- places for people in a parliament or government
- majority
- more than half of something
- government
- the group that runs a country or state
- democracy
- a system where people vote to choose leaders
Quiz
Answer key
1. A state election 2. Three 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
The far-right party AfD won an _____ in a German state.
The party did not win enough _____ to rule alone.
AfD needed three more seats for a _____.
Now AfD wants to make a new _____ for the state.
AfD says other parties must _____ with it.
The party says this is what _____ wants.
Many other German parties do not want to work with _____.
They say AfD has _____ ideas.
AfD is trying to change their _____.
The party says people voted for _____.
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