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

BBC News · May 12, 2026, 5:08 PM · Also reported by 3 other sources

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He says it is "the greatest privilege of my life" to be Plaid Cymru's first Welsh government leader.

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