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| Plaid Cymru claims Wales is crying out for new leadership | Plaid Cymru claims Wales is crying out for new leadership |
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| Wales is "crying out for new leadership" after 17 years of Labour rule, Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood has said. | Wales is "crying out for new leadership" after 17 years of Labour rule, Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood has said. |
| She dismissed suggestions the assembly election in May was a two-way contest between Labour and the Tories. | |
| Speaking before her party's conference in Llanelli, Ms Wood stressed the NHS as a key priority for Plaid Cymru. | Speaking before her party's conference in Llanelli, Ms Wood stressed the NHS as a key priority for Plaid Cymru. |
| She rejected the idea of a coalition with the Tories, but said she was ruling out nothing else. | She rejected the idea of a coalition with the Tories, but said she was ruling out nothing else. |
| "Real change does not come about easily and it does not come about often, but Wales is now at a tipping point," she said. | "Real change does not come about easily and it does not come about often, but Wales is now at a tipping point," she said. |
| 'Transformative' | 'Transformative' |
| "After 17 years of Labour failure, our nation is crying out for new leadership, new ambition and a new vision - that is what Plaid Cymru will offer in May. | "After 17 years of Labour failure, our nation is crying out for new leadership, new ambition and a new vision - that is what Plaid Cymru will offer in May. |
| "I have no doubt that we also have the most exciting, realistic and transformative programme of ideas to build a well Wales, a well-educated Wales and a wealthier Wales." | "I have no doubt that we also have the most exciting, realistic and transformative programme of ideas to build a well Wales, a well-educated Wales and a wealthier Wales." |
| Ms Wood said Plaid would not go into a formal coalition with the Conservatives, but refused to rule out anything else, saying she did not want to limit her options. | Ms Wood said Plaid would not go into a formal coalition with the Conservatives, but refused to rule out anything else, saying she did not want to limit her options. |
| The Plaid leader claimed lessons had been learned from the 2015 general election campaign that talk of coalitions was off-putting for voters. | The Plaid leader claimed lessons had been learned from the 2015 general election campaign that talk of coalitions was off-putting for voters. |
| Asked whether she felt personally under pressure over disappointing election results, she said: "I am always optimistic - I do not think I could do this job if I wasn't." | Asked whether she felt personally under pressure over disappointing election results, she said: "I am always optimistic - I do not think I could do this job if I wasn't." |
| Analysis by Vaughan Roderick, BBC Welsh Affairs editor | Analysis by Vaughan Roderick, BBC Welsh Affairs editor |
| The years since devolution have been ones of slow but steady decline for Plaid Cymru in terms of their assembly presence and the party's fortunes stand in stark contrast to the success enjoyed by the SNP in Scotland. | The years since devolution have been ones of slow but steady decline for Plaid Cymru in terms of their assembly presence and the party's fortunes stand in stark contrast to the success enjoyed by the SNP in Scotland. |
| In the 2011 election, the party dropped from second to third place in terms of seats and votes won, repeating the experience of many other parties after a period as junior coalition partners. | In the 2011 election, the party dropped from second to third place in terms of seats and votes won, repeating the experience of many other parties after a period as junior coalition partners. |
| With this year's election being held in the shadow of the EU referendum - and with UKIP polling strongly - Plaid Cymru would probably be satisfied with a modest upswing in its fortunes. | With this year's election being held in the shadow of the EU referendum - and with UKIP polling strongly - Plaid Cymru would probably be satisfied with a modest upswing in its fortunes. |
| Claims the party could form a minority government with just 20 AMs are probably best seen as tactical rather than realistic. | Claims the party could form a minority government with just 20 AMs are probably best seen as tactical rather than realistic. |
| The 2016 election though is a highly unpredictable one with a large number of variables. | The 2016 election though is a highly unpredictable one with a large number of variables. |
| Having ruled out a coalition deal with the Conservatives, the party may well find itself in the role of kingmaker after 5 May. | Having ruled out a coalition deal with the Conservatives, the party may well find itself in the role of kingmaker after 5 May. |