Weekend Plaid Cymru’s independence dilemma – from protest to power

Anwen Elias, Reader in Politics, Aberystwyth University, Elin Royles, Reader at the Department of International Politics and Centre for Welsh Politics and Society, Aberystwyth University Plaid Cymru’s victory in the Senedd (Welsh parliament) election on May 7 was historic. For the first time since devolution began in 1999, the party emerged as the largest group, winning 35.4%…