Nationalist and Conservative Parties Gain Ground in Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Nationalist and conservative parties did well in recent elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina. These parties want to protect national and traditional ideas. The good results could lead to a new alliance. An alliance is a group that works together.
Experts called analysts say this could cause more problems. Analysts are people who study events and give their opinion. They think the country could become more polarised. Polarised means people's ideas are very different, with little agreement in the middle.
Bosnia and Herzegovina is a country in Europe. It has different groups of people with different ideas. Sometimes this makes politics difficult. A new conservative alliance could change how the country is run.
People are now watching to see what will happen next. The election results could change the country's government. Many people want to know if the parties will work together or stay divided.
Vocabulary15 words
- nationalist
- believing strongly in one's own nation or group
- conservative
- wanting to keep traditional ideas and ways
- alliance
- a group that works together for a goal
- analysts
- people who study events and explain them
- polarised
- split into very different, opposing groups
- election
- a time when people vote to choose leaders
- government
- the group of people who run a country
- divided
- split into separate parts or groups
- country
- a nation with its own government and land
- politics
- activities about how a country is run
- traditional
- based on old customs and ways
- support
- help or agreement given to someone
- results
- what happens at the end of something, like a vote
- leaders
- people who guide or run a group
- problems
- difficult situations that need solving
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1. They did well and gained support 2. The country could become more polarised 3. True
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Nationalist and conservative parties did well in recent _____ in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
These parties want to protect national and _____ ideas.
The good results could lead to a new _____.
Experts called _____ say this could cause more problems.
They think the country could become more _____.
Bosnia and Herzegovina is a _____ in Europe.
It has different groups of people with different _____.
A new conservative alliance could change how the country is _____.
People are now watching to see what will happen _____.
Many people want to know if the parties will work together or stay _____.
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