Madrid Government Delegate Resigns After Not Making PSOE Election List
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Francisco Martín has resigned from his job. He was the Spanish government's delegate in Madrid. A delegate is a person who works for the government in a region.
Martín worked for Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez. His job was to represent the government in Madrid. He often spoke against Isabel Díaz Ayuso, the leader of Madrid.
There was a camp protest in Sol, a famous square in Madrid. People stayed there to show they disagreed with something. This happened before Martín's resignation.
Martín also did not get a place on the PSOE electoral list. PSOE is Sánchez's political party. An electoral list shows the people who can become politicians after an election.
After these two things, Martín decided to leave his job. He said: "They put sticks in our wheels." This means people stopped him from doing his work well.
Martín was known as a strong supporter of Sánchez. People called him a 'hawk' of sanchismo, the political style of Pedro Sánchez. A hawk means a very strong, tough supporter.
He often criticized Ayuso. He also said nice things about Bildu, a political party. Many people now talk about his resignation as a bad ending to his political career.
Vocabulary6 words
- resigned
- left a job by choice
- delegate
- a person who works for the government in a place
- camp protest
- when people stay outside to show they are angry
- electoral list
- a list of people who can become politicians
- election
- when people vote for leaders
- hawk
- a person with very strong, tough opinions
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1. Government delegate in Madrid 2. He was not on the PSOE electoral list 3. True
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Francisco Martín has _____ from his job.
He was the Spanish government's _____ in Madrid.
Martín worked for Prime Minister Pedro _____.
He often spoke against Isabel Díaz _____, the leader of Madrid.
There was a camp _____ in Sol, a famous square in Madrid.
Martín also did not get a place on the PSOE electoral _____.
He said: "They put sticks in our _____."
Martín was known as a strong _____ of Sánchez.
He often criticized Ayuso and said nice things about _____.
Many people now talk about his resignation as a bad _____ to his career.
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