Her critics have blamed Ms Ritchie's style of leadership and media performances for the party's poor assembly election results in May.

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Over the past three decades, they came in waves, working long hours in sweatshops, construction sites and assembly plants, enduring poor working conditions in order to save a little cash to remit home.

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Ieuan Wyn Jones announced he would be standing down as Plaid leader after a poor showing by the party at the assembly election.

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But it risks reinforcing the rift between an assembly that is perceived as representing poor, small and weak countries, and a council on which powerful, or once-powerful, countries have a disproportionate say.

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Current leader Ieuan Wyn Jones announced he would be standing down from the helm after a poor showing for Plaid at this year's assembly elections.

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Kuwait has done little to diversify its economy, in part, because of this positive fiscal situation, and, in part, due to the poor business climate and the acrimonious relationship between the National Assembly and the executive branch, which has stymied most movement on economic reforms.

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Adding to the troubles are flooding at assembly and components facilities and work stoppages due to poor access and power outages.

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Earlier this year, the assembly backed a motion expressing concern at the "poor state" of the public transport system and seeking a comprehensive and integrated policy to be implemented.

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