Spain's Electoral Board Opens Case Against PM Pedro Sánchez
Spain has a group called the Electoral Board. It checks if elections are fair.
The Electoral Board has opened a case against Pedro Sánchez. He is the Prime Minister of Spain.
The case is about a speech he made. He spoke from the Moncloa. The Moncloa is his official home and office.
Some people say his speech was like a political rally. A rally is a speech to get votes.
The Electoral Board says leaders must stay neutral during elections. Neutral means not taking sides.
They say Sánchez did not stay neutral. This is why they opened the case.
A disciplinary case can lead to a sanction. A sanction is a punishment.
It is not clear yet what will happen next.
The Electoral Board will look at the facts. Then it will decide if Sánchez broke the rules.
Many people in Spain are talking about this case.
Sánchez has not said much about it yet.
People are waiting to see the final decision.
Vocabulary15 words
- Electoral Board
- a group that checks elections are fair
- case
- an official problem someone looks into
- Prime Minister
- the leader of the government
- Moncloa
- the home and office of Spain's leader
- political rally
- a big speech to get people's votes
- neutral
- not helping one side
- sanction
- a punishment for breaking rules
- disciplinary
- about punishing bad behaviour
- official
- approved by the government
- decision
- a final choice
- rules
- things people must follow
- government
- the group that runs a country
- speech
- talking to many people
- leader
- the person in charge
- election
- when people vote for leaders
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1. The Electoral Board 2. A speech from the Moncloa 3. False
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Spain has a group called the _____. It checks if elections are fair.
The Electoral Board has opened a _____ against Pedro Sánchez.
The case is about a speech he made from the _____.
Some people say his speech was like a political _____.
The Electoral Board says leaders must stay _____ during elections.
They say Sánchez did not stay neutral. This is why they opened the _____.
A disciplinary case can lead to a _____.
The Electoral Board will look at the facts, then _____ if Sánchez broke the rules.
Many people in Spain are _____ about this case.
People are waiting to see the final _____.
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