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We Won! BBC Wales have invited the Greens

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BBC Wales have announced that they will be inviting the Wales Green Party to the televised leaders debate to be held on the 26th of April, ahead of the Welsh Assembly elections in May.
 

 Alice Hooker-Stroud Wales Green Party leader said:  “A proper democracy requires that voters are well informed and can make a proper choice. Our participation in political debates ahead of the assembly elections is vital to making that happen.”

BBC Wales had previously said that the Wales Green Party did not meet the qualifying criteria. The Electoral Reform Society Cymru backed the campaign launched by the Wales Green Party, Director Steve Brooks said

"It’s clear that with six parties in the running for Assembly seats, they should have their voices heard. The public deserve as open and inclusive a debate as possible, especially given that the proportional electoral system means we truly have a multi-party political system in Wales, with a diverse range of viewpoints in the democratic arena.”

The campaign  was launched by Wales Green Party in January amid fears that the party faced a media blackout despite growing support. “Over the last 12 months, membership of the Wales Green Party has tripled. In May we will be fielding candidates in constituencies across Wales, and already have our candidates for all regional lists.”

 

 

 


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