Junts Party Rejects Spain's Housing Decree, Challenges PM Sánchez
A political party in Spain called Junts has said no to a new law. The law is about housing. Housing means homes for people to live in.
The government of Spain wrote this law. The leader of the government is Pedro Sánchez. Junts said the law is "terrible" and a "failure". A failure means something that does not work.
Junts voted against two decrees. A decree is a special law from the government. Many people in Spain want new rules for housing. They want homes to cost less money.
Two writers, José Luis Sastre and Jordi Fàbrega, talked about this news. They explained what will happen next because Junts said no.
This is bad news for Sánchez. His government needs other parties to help pass new laws. Junts is now against him on this important topic.
Vocabulary15 words
- housing
- homes for people to live in
- failure
- something that does not work
- decree
- a special law made by a government
- government
- the group of people who run a country
- vote
- to choose yes or no on something
- political party
- a group of people with the same political ideas
- law
- a rule that everyone must follow
- pressure
- a strong push to make someone do something
- measure
- an action taken to solve a problem
- reject
- to say no to something
- prime minister
- the main leader of a government
- clamor
- loud public demand for something
- pass
- to make a law official
- support
- help given to someone
- crisis
- a very serious problem
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1. A housing decree 2. Pedro Sánchez 3. False
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A political party in Spain called Junts has said no to a new _____.
The law is about _____. Housing means homes for people to live in.
The government of Spain wrote this law. The leader of the government is Pedro _____.
Junts said the law is "terrible" and a "_____".
Junts voted against two _____.
Many people in Spain want new rules for _____.
Two writers, José Luis Sastre and Jordi Fàbrega, talked about this _____.
This is bad news for _____.
His government needs other parties to help _____ new laws.
Junts is now against him on this important _____.
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