TV Journalist Comments on What Sánchez Might Do If He Loses Election
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Vicente Vallés is a famous TV journalist in Spain. He talked about Pedro Sánchez, the Prime Minister of Spain. Vallés said he thinks Sánchez would accept losing an election.
Vallés said this is normal in Western democracies. He said leaders usually accept the result when they lose. But Vallés does not think Sánchez wants to lose. He thinks Sánchez wants to stay in power.
Meanwhile, another politician, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, is also in the news. He leads the PP, a big Spanish political party. Feijóo is preparing for elections on November 29. People around him are Tellado and Muñoz.
Feijóo's team wants to talk about possible election fraud. They also want to talk about problems inside the PSOE, which is Sánchez's party. Feijóo spoke to his party's National Board. He said nothing is finished until the last vote is counted.
Vocabulary5 words
- Prime Minister
- the top leader of a country's government
- Western democracies
- countries like Spain, France, or the USA where people vote for leaders
- PP
- a political party in Spain
- election fraud
- cheating during voting
- PSOE
- another political party in Spain, led by Sánchez
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1. Accept the result 2. Alberto Núñez Feijóo 3. True
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Vicente Vallés is a famous TV _____ in Spain.
He talked about Pedro Sánchez, the _____ of Spain.
Vallés said he thinks Sánchez would _____ losing an election.
Vallés said this is normal in Western _____.
But Vallés does not think Sánchez wants to _____.
Alberto Núñez Feijóo leads the _____, a big Spanish political party.
Feijóo is preparing for elections on November _____.
Feijóo's team wants to talk about possible election _____.
They also want to talk about problems inside the _____.
He said nothing is finished until the last _____ is counted.
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