Plaid Cymru chief Rhun ap Iorwerth has stated his occasion is “ready to form a government” in Wales.
However requested by Sky Information whether or not a vote for Plaid Cymru meant a vote for Welsh independence, the Plaid chief refused to be drawn.
It comes as a brand new ballot revealed on Tuesday put the Welsh nationalists as the biggest occasion in Wales, with 30% of the vote share.
Wednesday marks precisely a yr till the subsequent 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 occasion in authorities, the occasion has by no means shaped 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 known as for a evaluation of the cuts to winter gasoline allowance – however Downing Road has refused to vary tack.
Plaid Cymru supporters gathered exterior the Senedd on Wednesday
Talking alongside supporters exterior the Senedd in Cardiff Bay, Mr ap Iorwerth stated his occasion 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.
Chatting with Sky Information after the marketing campaign occasion, Mr ap Iorwerth stated individuals had been “yearning for a change”.
Quite than a vote for Welsh independence, “a vote for Plaid Cymru is a vote for a Plaid Cymru-led government here,” he stated.
“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 stated: “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.”
Final yr, he advised Sky Information it was “not useful” to place a date on Welsh independence.
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Mr ap Iorwerth stated his occasion 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 stated.
“I want to bring people with us on that journey and create a new confidence in what we can be.”
