Spanish Polls Show Left Still Weak, Vox Hits Record High
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New polls in Spain show bad news for the left.
The parties PSOE and Sumar are still weak. They have very low support.
The right-wing party Vox now has a record high score.
Vox is taking votes from another right-wing party, the PP.
The PP does not get more than 141 seats in Congress, say the polls.
Because of this, the PP needs help from Vox to govern.
The right keeps an absolute majority together.
This happens even though there is street protest from the left.
People from the left are angry and are protesting in the streets.
But this protest does not change the poll numbers.
The left is still in a very weak position.
Many people are watching these numbers before the next election.
Vocabulary6 words
- polls
- studies that ask people what they think, to guess an election result
- Vox
- a right-wing political party in Spain
- record
- the best or highest number ever
- seats
- the number of places a party wins in parliament
- Congress
- the main group of politicians who make laws
- absolute majority
- more than half of all seats, enough to govern alone
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Answer key
1. PSOE and Sumar 2. It is a record high 3. False
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New _____ in Spain show bad news for the left.
The parties PSOE and Sumar are still _____.
The right-wing party _____ now has a record high score.
Vox is taking votes from another right-wing party, the _____.
The PP does not get more than 141 _____ in Congress, say the polls.
Because of this, the PP needs help from Vox to _____.
The right keeps an _____ majority together.
This happens even though there is street _____ from the left.
People from the left are angry and are protesting in the _____.
The left is still in a very weak _____.
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