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Plaid Cymru's Rhun ap Iorwerth becomes Wales' first minister

Rhun ap Iorwerth becomes Wales' first minister Rhun ap Iorwerth has called becoming Welsh first

Plaid Cymru’s Rhun ap Iorwerth voted first minister of Wales

Rhun ap Iorwerth voted first minister of Wales Rhun ap Iorwerth has been voted first

Plaid Cymru's Rhun ap Iorwerth hopes to be first minister on Tuesday

Rhun ap Iorwerth hopes to be first minister on Tuesday Rhun ap Iorwerth says he hopes

Rhun ap Iorwerth reveals new Welsh government ministers

Rhun ap Iorwerth reveals new Welsh government ministers First Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth has revealed

Tuesday briefing: After an historic shift in power, where might Plaid Cymru go next?

First minister [Rhun ap Iorwerth](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/rhun-ap-iorwerth) and his nationalist party narrowly failed to secure

Swinney keen to work with fellow nationalist devolved leaders in UK

first minister next week, said he expected [Plaid Cymru’s leader](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/may/08/plaid-cymru-biggest-party-wales-senedd-labour-reform), Rhun ap Iorwerth

Reform challenges other parties to cost their policies in heated Welsh election debate

first minister Mark Drakeford earlier in the campaign. Plaid Cymru's Rhun ap Iorwerth said

Elections 2026 live: counting under way after votes in England, Scotland and Wales

Rhun ap Iorwerth expected to become the new first minister, putting Welsh independence firmly on the agenda

Starmer insists he won’t quit as PM, as former minister Catherine West seeks to trigger Labour leadership contest – UK politics live

Rhun ap Iorwerth, the Plaid Cymru leader set to become the next first minister of Wales

Plaid Cymru leader says he hopes to be made first minister as early as Tuesday

Rhun ap Iorwerth said on Sunday he hoped that other parties would work with him and told UK [Labour](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/labour) not to punish Wales over the result. Asked on BBC Radio [Wales

First minister spent election night win at Premier Inn after forgetting his keys

first minister had to book himself into a Premier Inn as his party celebrated its historic election victory - after forgetting his flat keys. Rhun ap Iorwerth

How Labour’s ‘terrible’ night unfolded as Reform surges and Greens and Lib Dems hail wins

Rhun ap Iorwerth, shakes the hand of a supporter n Llandudno. Photograph: Matthew Horwood/Getty Images In Wales, Labour said it expected to take only about 10 of the 96 seats in the expanded Senedd

What does Plaid Cymru's Rhun ap Iorwerth do next after election victory?

Rhun ap Iorwerth vowed on Saturday that he will go it alone, forming a Welsh government of only Plaid Cymru ministers. That is tricky when his group of 43 is six seats short

Political parties make final pitches ahead of key elections

First Minister John Swinney said he wanted people in Scotland "to vote positively for an SNP government that will always be on Scotland's side". He said: "A government that will continue to deliver improvements

Plaid Cymru leader plans minority Welsh government built on cooperation

Rhun ap Iorwerth, has vowed to form a stable minority government in the Senedd and said he would seek out mature cooperation from all opposition parties. Ap Iorwerth said his administration would press

If Plaid win in Wales, that won't mean independence - at least not yet

Rhun ap Iorwerth about independence, presenter Nick Servini followed up with a question about whether the party's plans for Welsh independence had been "paused". Ap Iorwerth replied: "Do I sound

Plaid Cymru tipped to be biggest party in Senedd, ending 100 years of Labour control

Rhun ap Iorwerth, the Plaid leader, had looked calm and confident as he arrived for his count at Venue Cymru in the north Wales seaside town of Llandudno, where the party won three seats, Reform