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The Senedd (/ ˈ s ɛ n ɛ ð / ⓘ SEN-edh; lit. ' parliament ' or ' senate '), officially known as the Welsh Parliament in English and Senedd Cymru ([ˈsɛnɛð ˈkəmrɨ]) in Welsh, [3] is the devolved, unicameral legislature of Wales. A democratically elected body, it makes laws for Wales, agrees to certain taxes, and scrutinises the Welsh ...
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The Llywydd (Welsh: [ˈɬəu̯.ɪð]), or Presiding Officer in English, is the speaker of the Senedd in Wales, elected by members of the Senedd to chair their meetings (plenary sessions); to maintain order; and to protect the rights of Members.
The Senedd building is part of the Senedd estate in Cardiff Bay, along with Tŷ Hywel (Howell House) and the Grade 1 listed Pierhead Building. [76] [77] Tŷ Hywel houses staff of the Senedd Commission, AMs, the First Minister and other ministers. [76] [78] Tŷ Hywel is named after Hywel Dda (Howell the Good), King of Deheubarth in South West Wales.
The word was used first to refer specifically to what is now referred to as the Senedd building, but the name later became a metonym for the devolved unicameral legislature it hosts, the "National Assembly for Wales", which in May 2020 adopted the name "Senedd Cymru" or "the Welsh Parliament" with the term "Senedd" becoming the common short ...
Islwyn (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈɪslʊɨn]) is a constituency of the Senedd.It elects one Member of the Senedd by the first past the post method of election. Also, however, it is one of eight constituencies in the South Wales East electoral region, which elects four additional members, in addition to eight constituency members, to produce a degree of proportional representation for the region ...
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In 2024, a petition called for the prohibition of the name "Wales" and for the Welsh name Cymru to be the only name. The petition had gained 5,400 signatures by 4 January 2024, [28] [14] and over 10,000 by 15 January, meeting the threshold for a Senedd debate.