Spanish Poll Shows PP Leading Ahead of Next Elections
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A new poll shows how Spanish people may vote soon. Spain will have new elections soon. This is called an electoral cycle.
The poll says the PP party would win. The PP could get more than 30% of votes. The PP is a right-wing party in Spain.
The PSOE party would come second. The PSOE could get more than 28% of votes. The PSOE is Spain's other big party.
A new party called Aliança Catalana could also win seats. This party wants Catalonia to be different from Spain. It could enter the Congress if it runs for election.
The poll also talks about Ceuta. Ceuta is a Spanish city in North Africa. There was a crisis there. The PSOE lost support in Ceuta.
But PP and another party called Vox grew stronger there. Vox is also a right-wing party.
Together, PP and Vox could win more than 200 seats in Congress. A seat means one place for a politician in parliament.
The PSOE still has support across Spain. It is not winning, but it is not losing badly either.
Vocabulary10 words
- poll
- a survey that asks people what they think
- electoral cycle
- the time before and during elections
- PP
- a big political party in Spain
- PSOE
- another big political party in Spain
- Aliança Catalana
- a political party from Catalonia
- Congress
- the main group of politicians who make laws
- Ceuta
- a small Spanish city in North Africa
- crisis
- a very bad and difficult situation
- Vox
- a right-wing political party in Spain
- seats
- places for politicians in parliament
Quiz
Answer key
1. PP 2. It lost support 3. True
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A new poll shows how Spanish people may vote soon. Spain will have new _____ soon.
The poll says the _____ party would win. The PP could get more than 30% of _____.
The _____ party would come second. It could get more than 28% of votes.
A new party called _____ could also win seats. It could enter the Congress if it runs.
There was a _____ in Ceuta. The PSOE lost support there.
But PP and _____ grew stronger in Ceuta.
Together, PP and Vox could win more than 200 _____ in Congress.
The PSOE still has support across Spain, but it is not _____.