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Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth announced as new First Minister of Wales

The Independent·Eleanor Storey·20 days ago
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Rhun ap Iorwerth, the leader of Plaid Cymru , has been named the next First Minister of Wales . He secured the most votes from Members of the Senedd (MSs) on Tuesday, marking a historic first: no non-Labour politician has held the post in the Welsh Parliament's 27-year history. Mr ap Iorwerth succeeds Baroness Eluned Morgan, who lost her seat in last week's Senedd election and subsequently resigned as Welsh Labour leader after a devastating set of results for the party. He has announced plans to form a minority government. Plaid Cymru secured the largest bloc in the election but fell short of a majority, holding 43 Members of the Senedd (MSs). Rhun ap Iorwerth is Plaid Cymru’s First Minister of Wales (PA Wire) Mr ap Iorwerth’s nomination was supported by the two Wales Green Party MSs. Liberal Democrat MS Jane Dodds and Welsh Labour MSs chose to abstain from the vote.…

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