for both countries. Party Conference 2007 and Peerage Call At the Llandudno party conference, 2007, Plaid members discussed the new European Union reform treaty, a change in placing women at the top of regional lists in the Welsh assembly elections, and the party's position on nuclear power. Grass roots party members blame the policy of placing women at the top of regional lists as the cause for Dafydd Wigley's failure to be elected to the Assembly. Plaid began the policy of placing women at the top of regional lists to attract more women into the political process, however opponents pointed out that the policy discriminated against men. In the so-called Zip system whoever wins the greatest number of party votes will be placed at the top of the regional list, followed by the opposite gender candidate who received the next highest vote share. Additionally, Plaid parliamentary leader Elfyn Llwyd encouraged the party to nominate peers into the UK House of Lords, citing that Plaid peers would "help ensure planned legislation for Wales was not blocked at Westminster", adding that many in the Lords may want to prevent full law-making powers for Wales.Wigley accepts Plaid peerage call Monday, 14 January 2008 Extracted 16 Jan 2008 With consensus building from within the party to nominate peers, honorary party president Dafydd Wigley was nominated for peerage.Wigley is nominated as Plaid peer Saturday, 26 January 2008 extracted 27 Jan 2008 Other Plaid nominees for life peerage include Eurfyl ap Gwilym, and Janet Davies. Currently, Lord Wigley is the lone Plaid peer. In a September 2007 poll, "83% of the people of Wales now support self-government – with a clear majority of the Welsh electorate supporting a full law-making and a tax-varying Parliament for Wales", according to Plaid'' MP for Caernarfon, Hywel Williams. Plaid Cymru party leaders Plaid Cymru Leader Plaid Cymru party presidents 1925–2013 Honorary party presidents Welsh Parliament (Senedd) Group Leaders since 1999 UK Members of Parliament Group Leaders See also History of the Welsh language List of Plaid Cymru MPs :Category:Plaid Cymru politicians Politics of Wales 2007 National Assembly for Wales election Notes References Bibliography External links Plaid Cymru – Our History (official website) Plaid Cymru Plaid Cymru Plaid Cymru, History of Plaid Cymru; The Party of Wales Plaid Cymru