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Leanne Wood is ready to lead Wales, says Nicola Sturgeon | Leanne Wood is ready to lead Wales, says Nicola Sturgeon |
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Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood is "ready and able" to lead Wales. | Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood is "ready and able" to lead Wales. |
Urging voters to back Plaid in the May 2016 assembly election, the SNP leader praised Ms Wood for being modern, principled and passionate. | Urging voters to back Plaid in the May 2016 assembly election, the SNP leader praised Ms Wood for being modern, principled and passionate. |
Ms Sturgeon said the leadership qualities of Ms Wood were proved in the general election TV debates. | Ms Sturgeon said the leadership qualities of Ms Wood were proved in the general election TV debates. |
She told Plaid's conference in Aberystwyth she knew Ms Wood would "stand firm" with the SNP against cuts. | She told Plaid's conference in Aberystwyth she knew Ms Wood would "stand firm" with the SNP against cuts. |
'Proud' | 'Proud' |
Ms Sturgeon described the television debates as "filled with men whose only difference wasn't their politics, but the shade of their suit". | Ms Sturgeon described the television debates as "filled with men whose only difference wasn't their politics, but the shade of their suit". |
"Friends, in those debates Leanne Wood put forward a modern approach to politics - principled, passionate and prepared to lead Wales," she said. | "Friends, in those debates Leanne Wood put forward a modern approach to politics - principled, passionate and prepared to lead Wales," she said. |
"I was proud of Leanne, I know you were proud of Leanne and I promise you I will always work with Leanne Wood in the best interests of our two countries." | "I was proud of Leanne, I know you were proud of Leanne and I promise you I will always work with Leanne Wood in the best interests of our two countries." |
As her party aimed to win a third Scottish election in May, Ms Sturgeon said: "If the SNP can win in Scotland, there's no reason at all why Plaid Cymru can't also win in Wales. | |
"Not at some distant point in the future, but now, next May, at this election." | |
Plaid Cymru members in Aberystwyth enthusiastically applauded her endorsement of Ms Wood as a leader "of real star quality". | |
Ms Sturgeon also thanked Plaid Cymru for backing the 2014 referendum campaign for Scottish independence. | |
"I just hope that one day we will get to repay the favour," she said. |
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