Bulgarians Protest for Fair Elections, Justice

Reading

Read this text and listen to it at the same time. If you don’t know a word click it to see explanation, hear pronunciation or add it to vocabulary.

Many people went to the streets in Bulgarian cities. They asked for fair elections and an end to bad corruption.

Protests started because of new money plans last week. The government later quit and removed its budget plan.

Now, Bulgaria has no government and no money plan. This is happening just before joining the euro area.

The President will choose a short-term government next. He will also decide when the next election happens.

People are very unhappy about politician Delyan Peevski. His party backed the last government and is sanctioned.

Answer the questions to the text. Speak or write, you choose. AI will assess your answers.

Why did people protest in Bulgarian cities?

They asked for fair elections and an end to bad corruption.

What happened after the protests started?

The government quit and removed its budget plan.

What will the President do next?

The President will choose a short-term government and decide when the next election happens.

Look at the article image and describe what you see on it. You may either speak or write your answer there.

Discuss this article with your AI tutor to practice. Your tutor will help you with vocabulary and grammar.

Read a new article every day and
discuss it with AI at lingolette.com