For #FollowFriday we're giving you a tour of our friends in parliaments and assemblies across the UK.
Today: @AssemblyWales / @CynulliadCymru! Follow them to go behind the scenes of the National Assembly for Wales / Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru.
Today: @AssemblyWales / @CynulliadCymru! Follow them to go behind the scenes of the National Assembly for Wales / Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru.
The National Assembly represents the interests of Wales and its people, makes laws for Wales, agrees Welsh taxes, and holds the Welsh Government to account.
The Senedd building is in Cardiff, looking out to Cardiff Bay.
The Senedd building is in Cardiff, looking out to Cardiff Bay.
There are 60 Assembly Members (AMs) elected every five years.
If you're registered to vote in Wales, you vote for an AM in your local constituency: the candidate with most votes wins.
You also vote for a party in a larger region using a form of proportional representation.
If you're registered to vote in Wales, you vote for an AM in your local constituency: the candidate with most votes wins.
You also vote for a party in a larger region using a form of proportional representation.
The Chamber / Siambr is set up in concentric rings with space for all 60 AMs.
It's designed to allow Members to see one other and make the democratic process more open and less confrontational.
The Senedd building has large public spaces including a cafe and public galleries.
It's designed to allow Members to see one other and make the democratic process more open and less confrontational.
The Senedd building has large public spaces including a cafe and public galleries.
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