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

Plaid Cymru's Rhun ap Iorwerth becomes Wales' first minister2 hours agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleDavid Deans,Wales political reporterandAdrian Browne,Wales political reporterRhun ap Iorwerth is the first non-Labour leader of the Welsh governmentRhun ap Iorwerth has called becoming Welsh first minister "the greatest privilege of my life", and says Plaid Cymru's election victory shows "something has stirred in the soul of Wales".The Plaid leader was elected in a roll call of Members of the Senedd (MSs) at the Senedd's first meeting since his party's historic election victory last week.Ap Iorwerth, the first non-Labour head of the Welsh government, said he was "eager to repay the trust that the people in Wales have placed in us".Reform's Welsh leader Dan Thomas said his party would be a "robust opposition" that would hold Plaid to account.What does Plaid Cymru's Rhun ap Iorwerth do next after election victory?Fed-up voters wanted something new from Wales' big election - will they get it?In a speech to the Senedd after he won the vote for first minister on Tuesday, ap Iorwerth said: "Something has stirred in the soul of Wales."A new confidence, a new hope. A new broader horizon, never to be narrowed again."From this historic moment onwards every person in every part of our nation can know that the government of Wales is their government."Senedd CymruDan Thomas says Reform will make every effort to "break up the cosy consensus" in Cardiff BayAp Iorwerth promised his government would be there to "serve everyone in every community, urban and rural, old and young, whether they speak Welsh or do not"."Where there is common ground, we will make every effort to find it," he said."And where unfairness and injustice threaten the fabric of our nation, we will turn that mission of kindness and tolerance into support for those who need it m...