Renzi Hints He Could Join Italy's Primary Election
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Matteo Renzi is a politician in Italy. He is part of a big group called the coalition. People call this group the "campo largo", which means "wide field" in Italian.
This group wants to choose one leader. They will use primaries to choose. A primary is a vote. People in the group vote for their favorite person.
Renzi talked about this vote in an interview. He said maybe he will be a candidate in the primary. A candidate is a person who wants to win a vote.
Renzi also talked about another name: Silvia Salis. He said she has a "strong name" for the primary. This means many people know her and like her.
Renzi also talked about two other important people: Elly Schlein and Giuseppe Conte. He said there is only a "war of position" between them. This means they do not agree and they compete with each other.
Renzi said if Salis really becomes a candidate, many people will stop supporting her. This shows there are problems inside the coalition.
Vocabulary4 words
- coalition
- a group of different parties working together
- primaries
- a vote to choose one leader from a group
- interview
- a talk where someone answers questions
- candidate
- a person who wants to win an election
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1. Running in a primary election 2. She is a strong name for the primary 3. False
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Matteo Renzi is a politician in Italy. He is part of a big group called the _____.
This group wants to choose one leader. They will use _____ to choose.
Renzi talked about this vote in an _____.
He said maybe he will be a _____ in the primary.
Renzi also talked about another name: Silvia Salis. He said she has a "strong name" for the _____.
Renzi also talked about two other important people: Elly Schlein and Giuseppe Conte.
He said there is only a "war of position" between them.
Renzi said if Salis really becomes a candidate, many people will stop _____ her.
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