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| Plaid Cymru campaign for 'fairer, more prosperous' nation | Plaid Cymru campaign for 'fairer, more prosperous' nation |
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| Plaid Cymru has pledged to create a "well, well-educated, wealthier Wales" as the party launches its assembly election campaign. | |
| Shorter NHS waiting times, free care for the elderly and improved school standards were among the policies unveiled by leader Leanne Wood. | |
| She said 17 years of "unbroken Labour rule" had brought "economic stagnation" and declining public services. | She said 17 years of "unbroken Labour rule" had brought "economic stagnation" and declining public services. |
| "People in Wales are crying out for competent leadership," Ms Wood added. | "People in Wales are crying out for competent leadership," Ms Wood added. |
| Plaid Cymru had ministers in a coalition government led by Labour from 2007 to 2011, but lost seats and power at the election which ended that four-year term. | Plaid Cymru had ministers in a coalition government led by Labour from 2007 to 2011, but lost seats and power at the election which ended that four-year term. |
| The party unveiled nine key policies to support its ambitions to boost the nation's health, education and economy, including: | |
| Speaking ahead of Wednesday's campaign launch in Cardiff, Ms Wood said Plaid Cymru had been "listening to what the people of Wales want" over the last five years. | Speaking ahead of Wednesday's campaign launch in Cardiff, Ms Wood said Plaid Cymru had been "listening to what the people of Wales want" over the last five years. |
| "Their hopes and frustrations have informed our most ambitious programme for government to date," she said. | "Their hopes and frustrations have informed our most ambitious programme for government to date," she said. |
| "At the heart of this programme lies our three ambitions - to create a well, well-educated and wealthier Wales." | "At the heart of this programme lies our three ambitions - to create a well, well-educated and wealthier Wales." |
| Ms Wood said Plaid Cymru wanted "a fairer, more prosperous nation which can stand on its own two feet". | Ms Wood said Plaid Cymru wanted "a fairer, more prosperous nation which can stand on its own two feet". |