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Make more expressions from the boxes.

abolish the monarchy

appoint a government

elect a prime minister

found a republic

opinion poll

election campaign

royal family

personal wealth

Complete this text using the correct form of complete expressions from the boxes above:

A recent (1) opinion poll showed that the (2) royal family in Erefaria was not at all popular on account of their enormous (3) personal wealth. A national movement soon rose up demanding to (4) abolish the monarchy. Fearing for their lives, the king and his immediate family fled the country. The army briefly took control, but the leading generals decided the best way forward for the country as a whole was to (5) found a republic. The first (6) election campaign went smoothly and less than a year after the departure of the king, the people (7) elected a prime minister for the first time.