Wales' new First Minister has been confirmed at the Senedd

Plaid Cymru's Rhun ap Iorwerth has been confirmed as Wales’ new first minister

In his first speech in the Senedd, he called it "the greatest privilege of my life", adding: "Something has stirred in the soul of Wales"

Leader of Reform UK in the Senedd Dan Thomas says they will be a "robust opposition" that will hold Plaid to account

Labour's Huw Irranca-Davies was selected as the new presiding officer, or Llywydd in Welsh, with Plaid's Kerry Ferguson deputy

Plaid Cymru is now the largest party in Wales, gaining 43 of the 96 seats in last week's election, and ap Iorwerth confirmed he will be seeking a minority government

Reform came second with 34 seats, Labour have nine, the Conservatives won seven, the Greens picked up their first two and the Liberal Democrats have one

Wales will be led by its first Plaid Cymru first minister after 27 years of Labour leading Welsh governments.

In 1994, ap Iorwerth joined BBC Cymru Wales, and worked as a journalist at BBC Westminster. Returning to Wales after the 1997 devolution referendum, he became BBC Wales's Chief Political Correspondent in 2001, a post he held for five years, before moving into presenting roles. He has been presenter of The Politics Show Wales, Dragon's Eye, ampm, BBC Radio Wales's Good Morning Wales, BBC Radio Cymru's Post Cyntaf breakfast news programme, the weekly political discussion programme Dau o'r Bae, and S4C's main evening news programme Newyddion.

In May 2023, ap Iorwerth announced he was running to become leader of Plaid Cymru