"By early Friday evening, with 14 of 16 constituencies declared, the centre-left Welsh nationalist party appeared poised to win enough support to lead the nation, replacing Welsh Labour, which had won the largest vote share in every electoral contest in Wales for more than 100 years. A Plaid win would also make a Welsh independence referendum a future possibility, and means all three of the UK's Celtic nations would be controlled by separatist parties, raising the prospect of significant constitutional disputes with Downing Street."
"Rhun ap Iorwerth, the Plaid leader, had looked calm and confident as he arrived for his count at Venue Cymru in the north Wales seaside town of Llandudno, where the party won three seats, Reform two and the Tories one. In a speech after securing his seat, ap Iorwerth said it had been a privilege to serve the community he had been raised in Ynys Mon, the island of Anglesey."
"Today is about the future of our communities here and our nation as a whole. We have offered leadership locally as we offer leadership to all of Wales. As the story of this election has emerged today, it has become clear that Wales has demanded change of leadership. My sense of service to my community and my belief in our nation drives me every single day and Plaid Cymru is ready to serve, not just those who entrusted their vote to us here but all of the citizens of Wales."
"By Friday night, Plaid Cymru had won 39 seats in Thursday's election, Reform had won 32, Labour had won nine, the Conser"
Plaid Cymru appeared on course to win enough support to lead Wales in the Senedd elections, with 14 of 16 constituencies declared. A Plaid victory would end nearly 30 years of Labour dominance in devolved politics and replace Welsh Labour, which had held the largest vote share in every Welsh electoral contest for more than 100 years. The result could make a future Welsh independence referendum more likely and would place all three UK Celtic nations under separatist party control. This raises the prospect of significant constitutional disputes with Downing Street. Plaid won three seats in Llandudno, while Reform won two and the Conservatives won one. Rhun ap Iorwerth emphasized leadership for communities and Wales, and planned for government after traveling to Cardiff.
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