Rhun ap Iorwerth Engages with Party Leaders Following Senedd Election
Rhun ap Iorwerth delivered a speech outside the Senedd on Saturday following the success of his party in the Senedd election.
The leader of Plaid Cymru stated that he had spoken with all other party leaders except Reform UK after the Senedd election results on Friday.
He mentioned that he had proposed a conversation with Dan Thomas from Reform UK, but the party was unwilling to engage.
"Mi siaradais i'n syth ag arweinyddion y pleidiau eraill...nid bob un ohonyn nhw - doedd bob un ddim ar gael i siarad medde nhw," he said.
With 43 of the 96 seats in the Senedd, Rhun ap Iorwerth indicated that the goal is to form a minority government, collaborating with other parties on legislation and individual budgets.
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Speaking on a special Election program on BBC Radio Cymru on Sunday morning, he said:
"Mi oeddwn i'n sicr yn gallu siarad ag arweinyddion Llafur, Gwyrddion, Democratiaid Rhyddfrydol, Ceidwadwyr...er mwyn gosod y tôn gobeithio ar gyfer y math o Brif Weinidog dwi am fod a'r math o gydweithio sydd angen bod yn digwydd rŵan.
"Mi gynigais (i siarad â Reform UK) ond doedden nhw ddim am siarad.
"Mae ganddyn nhw waith dwi'n siŵr o drio cael trefn ar eu tŷ eu hunain wedi'r etholiad.
"Mi fydda i yn canolbwyntio ar y rheiny sydd am gydweithio 'efo ni – y rhai sydd yn gweld beth mae ein system etholiadol ddemocrataidd o'r math yma yn gofyn amdano."
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He declined to specify on Sunday morning who would be in his cabinet in the government and acknowledged that the party would need to cooperate with others to pass legislation.
"Mi fyddan ni'n bwrw ymlaen yn rhoi rhaglen mewn lle ond sydd yn effro iawn i'r angen i ddod ag eraill efo ni ar faterion o ddeddfwriaeth a chyllid," he said.
"Pobl Cymru sydd wrth galon popeth dwi eisiau ei wneud mewn llywodraeth ac mae'n rhaid i wleidyddion fod digon aeddfed i ddod at ei gilydd i gofio am y bobl yna 'da ni'n eu gwasanaethu trwy gydweithio."
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Rhun ap Iorwerth said one of the first conversations he had after the election was with the former First Minister, Eluned Morgan.
"Dwi'n dymuno'n dda iawn i Eluned Morgan. Mae'r dyddiau diwethaf wedi bod yn anodd iawn iddi hi yn bersonol.
"Mae fy niolch i wastad i unrhyw un sy'n rhoi eu henwau ymlaen i fywyd cyhoeddus ac mi fydd Eluned Morgan wedi profi mewn ffordd galed iawn pa mor galed mae arweinyddiaeth yn gallu bod."
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