Fight in the Turkish Parliament – level 1

17-01-2017 07:00

This news is from Turkey. There are two types of politicians in the Turkish Parliament. One group is in power. The other group is in the opposition.

The politicians talk about a new law. This law can give President Erdogan more power. The politicians in power like the new law. The politicians in the opposition do not like the new law.

They talk about the new law in the parliament. The situation gets intense. They start fighting.

Difficult words: politician (a person who works in politics and decides how people will live), power (if you have power, you can change things), in the opposition (without power).

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