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Plaid Cymru

Centre-left Welsh nationalist party founded in 1925. It defends Welsh independence, the Welsh language, public services, community renewable energy and EU membership, and cooperates in government in the Senedd.

Predominant spectrum
Anarchist
Closest ideology
Geoanarchism
Closest personality
Guy Debord

Political axes

Profile across the 12 axes

  • Structure

    Very strong · Federal
    Federal88%
    Unitary12%
  • Representation

    Strong · Democracy
    Democracy87%
    Autocracy13%
  • Power

    Leaning · Liberty
    Security28%
    Liberty72%
  • Immigration

    Strong · Multiculturalism
    Assimilation21%
    Multiculturalism79%
  • Diplomacy

    Strong · Pacifist
    Militarist22%
    Pacifist78%
  • Intervention

    Strong · Non-interventionist
    Non-interventionist77%
    Nationalist23%
  • Economy

    Strong · Public
    Public81%
    Private19%
  • Control

    Strong · Planning
    Planning75%
    Free market25%
  • Trade

    Leaning · Globalism
    Protectionism36%
    Globalism64%
  • Religion

    Strong · Irreligious
    Irreligious75%
    Religious25%
  • Morality

    Strong · Progressive
    Progressive80%
    Traditionalist20%
  • Technology

    Leaning · Biology
    Technology41%
    Biology60%

What sets Plaid Cymru apart

Most unusual position

Structure

Leans further toward federal than 97% of the 190 parties and organizations in the catalog.

Party median 26Plaid Cymru 88

Of all the axes, Structure is where it stands furthest from the rest.

Most common position

Control

On Control, it sits close to the catalog median.

Party median 63Plaid Cymru 75

Here it shares common ground with most parties and organizations.