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Sky News
30-05-2025
- General
- Sky News
Adam Price: Former Plaid Cymru leader's re-election uncertain under new voting system
Why you can trust Sky News There is uncertainty whether the former leader of Plaid Cymru will be re-elected under the Senedd's new voting system. People in Wales will be heading to the polls next May to vote in the Senedd election for the first time since 2021. Plaid Cymru has published its candidate list for the new constituency of Sir Gaerfyrddin, which puts Adam Price in third place. For the first time, voters will be electing 96 members to the Welsh parliament - an increase of more than 50%. The 32 Welsh constituencies at UK general elections will be paired to form 16 larger constituencies. Six candidates will be elected to represent each constituency, under a more proportional voting system. The order of candidates on each party's list is decided by party members. The lower a candidate's position on each party's list, the lower their chances of being elected. In a statement to local members, seen by Sky News, the party confirmed that Cefin Campbell, its education spokesperson, had topped the list. Former Senedd member Nerys Evans was placed second, followed by former leader Adam Price in third. Mari Arthur, who the party describes as a social entrepreneur and sustainability campaigner, completes the party's top four candidates. After the result, Mr Price said he would "like to thank the members that showed [him] support during this process and congratulate Cefin on topping the list". Mr Price quit as leader of the Welsh independence-supporting party in May 2023. His departure came after a report into a "toxic" culture within Plaid Cymru, which found a "lack of collective leadership and governance" in responding to the issues. The party commissioned the report by a working group, chaired by Mrs Evans, who now hopes to be re-elected to the Senedd after an initial stint between 2007 and 2011. Mr Price was ultimately replaced as leader by Rhun ap Iorwerth, who currently represents Ynys Môn in the Senedd. A Senedd poll published earlier this month placed Plaid Cymru as the party with the highest vote share, ahead of Reform UK, Labour and the Conservatives.
Free Malaysia Today
21-05-2025
- Politics
- Free Malaysia Today
Zaliha dismisses claim company linked to her was vendor in party polls
PKR election committee chairman Dr Zaliha Mustafa says People Media Sdn Bhd is managing the Adil app. PETALING JAYA : PKR election committee chairman Dr Zaliha Mustafa has rubbished claims that a firm, of which she is a director, was the vendor for the party's voting system in its divisional polls. In a post on X, Zaliha said that People Media Sdn Bhd was not the vendor. 'PMSB is a special purpose vehicle owned by the party and manages affairs related to the media and technology. 'The company is managing the Adil app,' she said, referring to the application used for online voting at the party polls. MORE TO COME
Free Malaysia Today
20-05-2025
- Politics
- Free Malaysia Today
Zaliha questions timing of Rafizi's vendor claim
PKR election committee chairman Dr Zaliha Mustafa says Rafizi Ramli's claims are baseless. PETALING JAYA : PKR election committee chairman Dr Zaliha Mustafa this evening questioned the timing of Rafizi Ramli's claim that no discussion was held before the appointment of a new vendor for its voting system. Zaliha said the allegation by the PKR deputy president was baseless. In a video uploaded on social media, she said Rafizi had 'not said anything' about the vendor when it was discussed at the central leadership council meeting. 'So why now, only after the completion of the divisional polls, is he disputing the appointment of the vendor? It just doesn't sync,' she said. She said Rafizi had only raised concerns about the auditor. Zaliha's remarks come an hour after PKR secretary-general Fuziah Salleh rubbished Rafizi's claim. Fuziah also said that Rafizi, who will be defending his post this weekend, did not object to the decision to use the new vendor at a meeting of the PKR central leadership which he attended. 'The vendor issue never arose and he never made an issue about who the vendor was or what they were doing,' she told FMT. Rafizi's claim about the appointment of the vendor comes a month after the party's divisional elections, which saw several of his key allies losing. The same app will be used at the congress over the weekend. Zaliha said the ADIL app was used after the 2022 party elections to manage membership. She said that after Fuziah was appointed the party's secretary-general last September, she had proposed improvements to the system, which included the integration of 26 additional modules. 'The decision to use the app in the 2025 party elections was made at both the political bureau and central leadership council meetings. There were minutes on this,' she said, adding that there were two meetings held on the matter. During the second round of meetings, she said, a decision was made to proceed with an e-voting system using both online and physical components. 'Since the ADIL app had already been used for membership matters, it made sense to expand it with an additional module for the elections. Naturally, we continued with the same vendor who had worked on the membership system to improve the election module,' she said. Zaliha said the voting system would be further upgraded for the party congress in Johor on May 23, especially as the elections for the central leadership would differ slightly in format. 'I urge everyone not to prolong this issue. The election committee will remain independent and we will ensure that the 2025 congress is conducted fairly and with integrity,' she said.
