Sánchez Starts Campaign in Seville for Key Spanish Election
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Pedro Sánchez is the prime minister of Spain. He started his election campaign in Seville. Seville is a city in the south of Spain.
Sánchez leads the PSOE. This is a big political party in Spain. The region around Seville is very important for the PSOE. People call it the party's last stronghold. This means it is the last place where the party is still very strong.
The PSOE is afraid of losing this region. If they lose, it will be bad news for the party. Sánchez must work hard to get votes there.
Sánchez must be the main mobiliser of the campaign. This means he must make people excited to vote. He must do this without help from two other PSOE politicians, Zapatero and Puente.
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero was prime minister before Sánchez. People asked if Zapatero would join the campaign. The PSOE's main office, called Ferraz, said he will not join.
Ferraz said Zapatero wants to do what is best for the party. So Zapatero will stay away from the campaign this time.
Vocabulary8 words
- prime minister
- the top leader of a country's government
- campaign
- organised work to win an election
- PSOE
- a big political party in Spain
- political party
- a group of people who share the same ideas about government
- stronghold
- a place where a group has a lot of support
- votes
- choices people make in an election
- mobiliser
- a person who makes other people act or join
- Ferraz
- the name of the PSOE party's main office in Madrid
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1. Seville 2. The last historic stronghold 3. False
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Pedro Sánchez is the _____ of Spain.
He started his election _____ in Seville.
Sánchez leads the _____.
People call the region the party's last _____.
The PSOE is afraid of losing this _____.
Sánchez must get _____ there.
He must be the main _____ of the campaign.
He must do this without help from Zapatero and _____.
The PSOE's main office, called _____, said Zapatero will not join.
Ferraz said Zapatero wants to do what is best for the _____.
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