Politics #50

ILR 2 · Politics & diplomacy · radio news · broadcast recording

Play the recording, then answer the questions.

Question 1 of 5What is the news about?

Question 2 of 5What came before the vote?

Question 3 of 5Which of these is one of the government's priorities?

Question 4 of 5What does the reference to an electricity crisis "every summer" suggest?

Question 5 of 5What did al-Sudani say about foreign relations?

Vocabulary

مَنَحَ الثِّقَةَgave a vote of confidence

مَجْلِسُ النُّوَّابِthe Council of Representatives

الِانْسِدَادُ السِّيَاسِيُّpolitical deadlock

أَعْقَبَfollowed

أَوْلَوِيَّاتpriorities

مُكَافَحَةُ الْفَسَادِfighting corruption

مُتَوَازِنَةbalanced