Cambriapolitico can reveal.
The front-runner to take over as parliamentary candidate from retiring Plaid MP for Carmarthen and East Dinefwr Adam Price is Jonathan Edwards, thirty-something political whizz-kid from Rhydaman and Mr Price’s former adviser 
and strategist.
With possible contender Mabon ap Gwynfor out of the running, the wise money is on Edwards who, sources close to the constituency party say, has the tacit (though undeclared) backing of both Price and AM Rhodri Glyn Thomas.
Masterminded Price’s victory
Edwards, who has recently been working for the Citizens Advice Bureau in the Valleys to broaden his experience, has some powerful backers both within the constituency party and in Cardiff. Many credit him as the mastermind behind Mr Price’s spectacular career as MP, his initial victory over diminutive Labourite Alan Williams, and the consolidation of Carmarthen and East Dinefwr into a strong Plaid seat.
Committed to broadening Plaid’s appeal
Edwards is know to be a staunch and uncompromising nationalist committed to the cause of Welsh independence, with a broad knowledge of economics and considerable experience in public affairs. However, he is also known to be committed to widening Plaid’s appeal beyond its perceived Welsh-speaking heartlands, and building the party into a powerful force to challenge Labour in its traditional strongholds as that party’s core support goes into freefall.
Although other challengers have yet to declare their hand, Edwards’s supporters are moving fast to set up a winning campaign for the Rhydaman gladiator.
You are well advised. This man is a class act and passionate about his home patch. They do seem to produce them in this area.
He has my support and that of a lot of people in Carmarthenshire . Problem – does not a man of his obvious talents want to be in the Assembly ?
Short of Shipton announcing that he’s in fact the illegitimate son of Leighton Andrews the day before polling he will win.
…or they find Madeleine Mccann in his garage
It’s worth noting that he also masterminded Bethan Jenkins’ campaign to get herself selected top of the South Wales West regional list, beating off many more experienced and more likely females candidates with a campaign that effectively targeted the Plaid members in that region.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend – locally here in the Amman Valley the Labour Party loathe him !
I imagine they’re terrified of him – he’s in part responsible for turning a safe-ish Labour seat into a safe Plaid seat, and the Carms Labour party is now mired in tribalism and infighting and is thoroughly detested even by its own ex-supporters.
Here’s to him.
just noting, that I’ve heard Angharad Mair’s name banded about. She’ll well known (though, being on tv can be a negative) but seems to be a good business woman, good speaker has competed for Wales in the Marathon at the Commonwealth Games. Could be an interesting outside bet.
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[...] Cambria Politico believes that the most likely successor is Adam Price’s former advisor, Jonathan Edwards, described as a ‘staunch nationalist’ with a ‘broad knowledge of economics and considerable experience in public affairs’. I’m sure that is just what he people of Camarthen East are looking for…. [...]
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I saw a press release this bloke put out. It was almost unintelligible, showing no command of idiomatic English. I hope his Welsh is better but he really does need media training.