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Newid

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Leader	Martin Davies
Founded	April 5, 2009
Headquarters	Arosfa 9 Yr Ardd Fawr Mynytho Pwllheli Gwynedd LL53 7RY
Ideology	Demarchy
Political position	Defies definition within the political spectrum
European affiliation	None
International affiliation	None
European Parliament group	None
Colours	Green, Red and White
Website
www.newidmeanschange.org
Politics of Wales Political parties Elections

Newid (change in Welsh) is a political party in Wales. It is the first popular movement for demarchy, a form of democracy in which a nationally representative group of citizens are randomly selected by sortition to make the decisions in the National Assembly in place of professional politicians chosen in elections.

Foundation

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Newid was founded by the writer, designer and political theorist Martin Davies at the Laugharne Weekend Festival on 5th April 2009.

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External links

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Newid — official site

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