Plaid Cymru chief Rhun ap Iorwerth has mentioned his celebration is “ready to form a government” in Wales.
It comes as a brand new ballot printed on Tuesday put the Welsh nationalists as the most important celebration in Wales, with 30% of the vote share.
Wednesday marks precisely a yr till the following Senedd election, when voters in Wales will elect 96 members for the primary time – a rise of greater than 50% from the present 60.
Whereas Plaid has beforehand been a coalition celebration in authorities, the celebration has by no means fashioned the most important group within the Senedd (Welsh parliament).
However the newest YouGov ballot for ITV Cymru Wales and Cardiff College put them forward of Reform UK in second place with 25% of the vote, Labour in third with 18% and the Conservatives in fourth with 13%.
On Tuesday, Welsh Labour chief Eluned Morgan referred to as for a overview of the cuts to winter gasoline allowance – however Downing Avenue has refused to alter tack.
Picture:
Plaid Cymru supporters gathered outdoors the Senedd on Wednesday
Talking alongside supporters outdoors the Senedd in Cardiff Bay, Mr ap Iorwerth mentioned his celebration was “ready to govern” and that the “hard work” had now begun.
“People know that Plaid Cymru is the only credible pro-Wales government that they can choose to offer us a fresh start as a nation next year,” he added.
Slightly than a vote for Welsh independence, “a vote for Plaid Cymru is a vote for a Plaid Cymru-led government here,” he mentioned.
“On the future of Wales constitutionally, yes I believe in us taking control of our own future, but the key thing is, it’s up to the people of Wales where we go on that particular journey.”
Requested if a Plaid Cymru-led authorities would push for an independence referendum, Mr ap Iorwerth mentioned: “Let’s deal with the issues that we have here in Wales, on health, on education, on creating a more prosperous economy, dealing with the scourge of child poverty.”
Mr ap Iorwerth mentioned his celebration had a “plan”, but additionally a “vision on where we can go as a country”.
“While I’m convinced that it’s by taking powers into our own hands that we build that brighter future, there are people who have different viewpoints,” he mentioned.
“I want to bring people with us on that journey and create a new confidence in what we can be.”
