Plaid Cymru (Inglis /ˌpld ˈkʌmri/ PLYDE KUM-ree;[21] Welsh: [plaid ˈkəmri]; offeecially Plaid Cymru – the Party of Wales, aften kent as jist Plaid) is a Welsh nationalist political pairty in Wales. Ideologically, Plaid is poseitioned on the centre-left tae left-weing o the British political spectrum an caas for Welsh unthirldom frae the Unitit Kinrick.

Plaid Cymru – the Party of Wales
LeaderAdam Price
Deputy LeadersRhun ap Iorwerth
Siân Gwenllian
House of Commons
Group Leader
Liz Saville Roberts
ChairmanAlun Ffred Jones
Honorary PresidentThe Lord Wigley
Foondit5 August 1925; 98 years ago (1925-08-05)
HeidquartersTŷ Gwynfor
Marine Chambers
Anson Court
Atlantic Wharf
Cardiff
CF10 4AL
Youth weengPlaid Ifanc
LGBT wingPlaid Pride
Membership  (2018)Increase 11,500[1]
Ideology
Poleetical poseetionCentre-left[14][15] to
left-wing[16][17][18]
European affiliationEuropean Free Alliance
House of Commons (Welsh seats)
3 / 40
House of Lords[19]
1 / 792
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
10 / 60
Local government in Wales[20]
202 / 1,253
Police and Crime Commissioner (Wales)
2 / 4
Website
www.plaid.cymru

Plaid wis foondit in 1925 and won its first seat in the UK Pairlament in 1966. The party hauds three o 40 Welsh seats in the UK Pairlament, 10 o 60 seats in the Senedd Cymru, an 202 o 1,264 principal local authority cooncillors. It is a memmer of the European Free Alliance.

Platform eedit

Plaid Cymru's goals as set oot in its constitution ar:

  1. Tae promuive the constitutional advancement o Wales wi a view tae gainin unthirldom athin the European Union;
  2. Tae ensure economic prosperity, social justice an the heal o the natural environment, based on decentralist socialism;
  3. Tae big a national commonity based on equal citizenship, respect for different tradeitions an culturs an the equal worth o aa individuals, whitiver their race, nationality, gender, colour, creed, sexuality, age, ability or social background;
  4. Tae create a bilingual society bi promuivin uiss o the Welsh leid;
  5. To promuive Wales' contreibution tae the global commonity an tae attain memmership o the Unitit Nations.

References eedit

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