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

Plaid Cymru's Rhun ap Iorwerth hopes to be first minister on Tuesday20 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleAdrian BrowneWales political reporterGetty ImagesA celebration with new Plaid Cymru Senedd members turned into a bit of a rally on SaturdayRhun ap Iorwerth says he hopes to become Plaid Cymru's first first minister on Tuesday, after its Senedd election victory.Leading the largest Cardiff Bay group, with 43 seats, ap Iorwerth needs to win a vote of Senedd members to be appointed, but Labour's interim Welsh leader, Ken Skates, has indicated it is unlikely to oppose him.Ap Iowerth told BBC Wales "certainly Tuesday is what we would prefer" but any delay "won't be much" and Plaid was keen to "hit the ground running".Skates said the idea of "teaming up with Reform" members to block ap Iorwerth was "deeply unpleasant" for Labour Senedd members but they will make a "final decision" on Monday.Wales' new interim Labour leader describes election rout as 'catastrophic'What does Plaid Cymru's Rhun ap Iorwerth do next after election victory?Both politicians were speaking on BBC Radio Wales' Sunday Supplement.Reform has 34 MSs, Labour just 9, the Conservatives 7, the Green Party 2 and one Liberal Democrat, in an expanded 96-member Welsh Parliament.Outgoing Labour First Minister Eluned Morgan lost her seat in the election, and announced she was resigning as Welsh Labour leader.Ap Iorwerth wants Plaid Cymru to govern on its own, rather than seeking to bring another party or parties into his administration.Rhun ap Iorwerth and Ken Skates were doing the media round of interviews on SundayHe told BBC Radio Wales he was seeking cross-party cooperation and wanted support from across the Senedd.He said he had spoken to all the other party leaders apart from Reform's Dan Thomas who "didn't feel like he wanted to speak with me as leader of Plaid Cymru"....