Plaid Cymru to announce new chief after Adam Price resignation
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he new chief of Plaid Cymru is to be formally introduced at a press convention on Friday.
Rhun ap Iorwerth, who represents Ynys Mon (Anglesey) within the Senedd, is anticipated to be named as successor.
It follows the resignation of Adam Price final month after a report discovered a tradition of sexual harassment, bullying and misogyny and made 82 suggestions to “detoxify” the occasion.
Llyr Gruffydd, who was unanimously voted in my members to be interim chief, stated he would use his quick time in workplace to start introducing the suggestions of the overview.
Mr ap Iorwerth, a former BBC journalist who was deputy chief beneath Mr Price, introduced his candidacy in a video on Twitter saying the occasion finds itself at a “crossroads” and faces “serious challenges” however that Wales was on a “journey to independence”.
He added: “Now is the time to unite Plaid Cymru so we can lead the work of building a new future for Wales.”
Born in South Wales, Mr ap Iorwerth grew up on Anglesey and was educated at Ysgol David Hughes and later Cardiff University, the place he graduated in Politics and Welsh.
He is a fluent Welsh speaker and is married with three kids.
Nominations for chief are as a consequence of shut on Friday morning earlier than a gathering is held at St David’s Hotel in Cardiff Bay the place the brand new head of the occasion is anticipated to ship a speech.
Mr Price’s predecessor, Leanne Wood, has publicly stated she believes the subsequent chief must be a lady, claiming they’d be higher positioned to cope with problems with misogyny.
However, early within the race two of Mr ap Iorwerth’s potential opponents, Sioned Williams and Sian Gwenllian, introduced they’d not be standing.