Two weeks on from the Senedd election, here are a few reflections on what actually happened and what it might mean for the next four years. Thread. 🧵
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A short piece on how the new Senedd voting system worked!
How many votes did it take to win a seat? Was it proportional? Who benefitted? Where did parties win support? And what would it take to win one more seat?
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Ymunwch â @jaclarner.bsky.social a @richardwynjones.bsky.social ar gyfer ein dadansoddiad ôl-etholiad Senedd Cymru 2026 / Join us for our online event to examine what happened in the 2026 Welsh national election.
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Etholiad y Senedd 2026: Beth ddigwyddodd, a Pham? - Dadansoddiad Ôl-Etholiad gan yr Athro Richard Wyn Jones a Dr Jac Larner
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For Welsh politicos, this is a very good piece by @walesgovernance.bsky.social’s @nyedavies.bsky.social on the historic nature of the Senedd election & the extent to which Plaid Cymru’s rise marks a new chapter for the progressive/radical tradition in Welsh politics #senedd26 #devolution #senedd
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In the final podcast episode of our election analysis series, we look at what the results mean for governing arrangements - and what we can expect next. Listen below:
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Interesting read from @walesgovernance.bsky.social’s @nyedavies.bsky.social on the challenges facing Welsh Labour as it faces the task of responding to last week’s #Senedd election #senedd26 #devolution
In the final episode of our election analysis series, we discuss what the results of the elections in Wales and Scotland mean…
Etholiad y Senedd 2026: Beth ddigwyddodd, a pham? | The 2026 Welsh Parliament Election: What happened, and why?
Gyda Dr @jaclarner.bsky.social a'r Athro @richardwynjones.bsky.social | With Dr Jac Larner and Prof. Richard Wyn Jones: 👇
#Cymru #Wales #Senedd26
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Ymunwch â @jaclarner.bsky.social a @richardwynjones.bsky.social ar gyfer ein dadansoddiad ôl-etholiad Senedd Cymru 2026 / Join us for our online event to examine what happened in the 2026 Welsh national election.
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Newydd gan / new by @lauramcallister30.bsky.social & @jaclarner.bsky.social 👇
“voters sorted themselves more ruthlessly into two competing blocs rather than crossing the fundamental divide between them” #Wales #Cymru
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Two of Wales' most prominent election experts on what we learnt in the Senedd Election 2026
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If Welsh Labour is to recover, it must undergo a period of serious reckoning with its record, its ideological direction and the consequences of dominance. But without resolving the tension between its Westminster and Welsh wings, that process appears unlikely ✍️Nye Davies @cardiffuni.bsky.social
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Nye Davies, Lecturer in Politics, Cardiff University May 7 will go down as the worst election in the history of Welsh Labour. More than a century of electoral dominance ended with the party sitting in...
