· 15 comments · Save ·
News & Current Events May 9, 2026 at 10:54 AM

'Plaid Cymru ready to run Wales' after Labour's catastrophic Senedd election collapse

Posted by PjeterPannos


Senedd election 2026: Plaid seeking to run minority Welsh government
www.bbc.com
Senedd election 2026: Plaid seeking to run minority Welsh government
Rhun ap Iorwerth said he will try to run a minority government after his party's Senedd election triumph.

🚩 Report this post

15 Comments

Sign in to comment — or just click the box below.
🔒 Your email is never shown publicly.
Pseudanonymius May 9, 2026 +33
Historic moment: Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are all lead by nationalistic/separatist parties, in different degrees. I don't think Plaid Cymru is actively striving for a Cymrxwt (I feel like the Welsh equivalent for Brexit should not be allowed to use actual vowels) like Sinn Fein or SNP are, but I think it's still a clear sign of the times. Less trust to Westminster, more trust to local politians, Westminster has let them down long enough.  Anyhow, very glad they beat Reform. 
33
nicuramar May 9, 2026 +12
Y is a vowel in welsh, though, with the quality <ə>. 
12
VagueGooseberry May 9, 2026 +3
TIL.
3
Decent-Entry-9803 May 9, 2026 +9
So is W which is used for /uː/ X however isnt used in welsh with the /ks/ sound usually being represented by cs.
9
Initial-Progress-763 May 9, 2026 +11
I'd love to see Cornwall join the ranks, too.
11
WooBarb May 9, 2026 +14
As an ex Londoner living in Cornwall, there's too many ex Londoners living in Cornwall for any sort of real nationalism.
14
SovKom98 May 9, 2026 +3
The United Republic of Cornwall and Wales.
3
elboltonero May 10, 2026 +2
Isn't there a St. Aaargh in Cornwall?
2
Initial-Progress-763 May 10, 2026 +2
No, that's St. Ives
2
elboltonero May 10, 2026 +2
Oh, yes.
2
flng May 9, 2026
"Taking back our freedom!" ... "No, not like that!" I'm hoping for a Norxit next or even a West Midxit.
0
Born2Rune May 9, 2026 +8
Bring back Mercia!.
8
AngerPersonified May 10, 2026 +2
Danelaw, too! 
2
VagueGooseberry May 9, 2026
Boy the scrabble players are gonna love it if and when Cymrxwt becomes a thing. Sure the Welsh would enjoy it too but not as much.
0
LordSigdis May 9, 2026 +7
Well. At least it wasn't Reform! (Actually, Plaid Cymru seems decent...)
7
← Back to Board