Plaid Cymru Senedd election win would be a relief, Zack Polanski says

A Plaid Cymru win in the Senedd election would be "a relief", Green Party leader Zack Polanski has said. Polanski said he wanted to "see the back of the Labour administration" which has led the Welsh government since 1999 "as much as anybody else in Wales". Polls suggest the Greens could win seats in an expanded Senedd for the first time in the election on 7 May. Polanski also defended the Greens' spending plans for the election, which includes expanding free childcare and free bus travel for under-22s, by saying inaction was "costing people" and their plans were an "investment" in the Welsh economy. The Greens have said they could be "kingmakers" after the election, implying they could have a crucial role in deciding who gets to be first minister. Polls suggest Plaid Cymru and Reform UK are currently vying to win the most seats in the Welsh Parliament, and the Greens have ruled out working with Reform. Speaking to the BBC, Polanski said: "I think Plaid Cymru will do really well in this election and despite being the leader of the Green Party, that's a relief." But he claimed that because of the new voting system - where each constituency will elect six members based on the proport