list system

He said the closed list system will be "devastating for Welsh democracy".

Commenting on the findings, Ombudsman Margaret Kelly said the investigation found a waiting list system "which is in disarray and sometimes even chaos".

The new system would use what is known as a "closed list system", where voters back a party list rather than a candidate, and cannot reject any individual candidates nominated.

They would be elected over 16 constituencies, with each electing six members through a list system.

He described this as a "fair challenge" given the way Omicron had spread around the world, and said the red list system would be "looked at".