Plaid Cymru's Rhun ap Iorwerth hopes to be first minister on Tuesday
Summary
Rhun ap Iorwerth of Plaid Cymru hopes to become First Minister of Wales on Tuesday after his party won the most seats in the recent Senedd election. He needs a vote from the Welsh Parliament members, and Labour's interim leader Ken Skates has suggested his party will likely not oppose him.Key Facts
- Plaid Cymru won the largest group in the Welsh Senedd with 43 seats.
- Rhun ap Iorwerth wants to lead a single-party government without partners.
- Labour has 9 seats, Reform has 34, Conservatives 7, Greens 2, and Liberal Democrats 1 in the 96-member Senedd.
- Labour’s previous leader, Eluned Morgan, lost her seat and resigned.
- Labour is considering how to vote on ap Iorwerth’s nomination and may abstain.
- Ap Iorwerth has tried to talk with leaders of other parties, but Reform leader Dan Thomas has not engaged with him.
- Ken Skates called Labour’s election results “catastrophic” and plans a thorough review.
- Ap Iorwerth aims to cooperate with Scottish and Northern Irish leaders for better deals from the UK government.
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