Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Plaid Cymru’s independence dilemma – from protest to power

(Version anglaise seulement)

par Anwen Elias, Reader in Politics, Aberystwyth University
Elin Royles, Reader at the Department of International Politics and Centre for Welsh Politics and Society, Aberystwyth University

Plaid Cymru’s victory in the Senedd (Welsh parliament) election on May 7 was historic.

For the first time since devolution began in 1999, the party emerged as the largest group, winning 35.4% of the vote. The result has allowed Plaid Cymru to form a new government, ending 27 years of Welsh Labour leadership.

For some, the victory is more than an electoral breakthrough. It is also seen as a…

Lire l'article complet