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| AMs first meeting after election | AMs first meeting after election |
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| Welsh assembly members will meet for the first time since the election to choose a presiding officer and deputy presiding officer to oversee debates. | Welsh assembly members will meet for the first time since the election to choose a presiding officer and deputy presiding officer to oversee debates. |
| Plaid's Dafydd Elis-Thomas is expected to continue in the job he has done for eight years and Labour is nominating Rosemary Butler as his deputy. | Plaid's Dafydd Elis-Thomas is expected to continue in the job he has done for eight years and Labour is nominating Rosemary Butler as his deputy. |
| There is no agreement on who will form a government but Labour AMs have given their leader Rhodri Morgan authority to talk to the Lib Dems and Plaid Cymru. | There is no agreement on who will form a government but Labour AMs have given their leader Rhodri Morgan authority to talk to the Lib Dems and Plaid Cymru. |
| Labour has 26 of the 60 assembly seats. | Labour has 26 of the 60 assembly seats. |
| It is by far the biggest party but cannot rule without some sort of support from one of the other parties. | It is by far the biggest party but cannot rule without some sort of support from one of the other parties. |
| Mr Morgan has had approval from his group to talk to both Liberal Democrat leader Mike German and Plaid Cymru's Ieuan Wyn Jones. | Mr Morgan has had approval from his group to talk to both Liberal Democrat leader Mike German and Plaid Cymru's Ieuan Wyn Jones. |
| 'Sustainable' | 'Sustainable' |
| Mr Morgan has already pledged not to take his party into any kind of coalition with the Conservatives. | Mr Morgan has already pledged not to take his party into any kind of coalition with the Conservatives. |
| He said: "I will be seeking to have talks with Mike German and with Ieuan Wyn Jones so that we can see whether we can produce a sustainable government and a government which can deliver for the people of Wales over the next four years". | He said: "I will be seeking to have talks with Mike German and with Ieuan Wyn Jones so that we can see whether we can produce a sustainable government and a government which can deliver for the people of Wales over the next four years". |
| Mr Morgan has been given a mandate to negotiate | |
| But BBC Wales understands that the majority of the Labour group regard the prospect of a deal with the Liberal Democrats as the "least worst option". | But BBC Wales understands that the majority of the Labour group regard the prospect of a deal with the Liberal Democrats as the "least worst option". |
| After a long meeting with Labour AMs, Mr Morgan said he had a mandate to "start talks about talks" and "negotiations about negotiations". | After a long meeting with Labour AMs, Mr Morgan said he had a mandate to "start talks about talks" and "negotiations about negotiations". |
| The assembly has until the end of the month to nominate a first minister and the talks could last for weeks. | The assembly has until the end of the month to nominate a first minister and the talks could last for weeks. |
| With a fifth of AMs being new, the mix of faces around the chamber will look somewhat different compared to when the assembly last met six weeks ago. | With a fifth of AMs being new, the mix of faces around the chamber will look somewhat different compared to when the assembly last met six weeks ago. |
| A crucial change will be the addition of the first ethnic minority member. | A crucial change will be the addition of the first ethnic minority member. |
| Plaid Cymru's Mohammad Asghar was elected on the South Wales East regional list. | Plaid Cymru's Mohammad Asghar was elected on the South Wales East regional list. |
| The main topic of conversation amongst new and more experienced AMs will be how the new assembly government will be constructed. | The main topic of conversation amongst new and more experienced AMs will be how the new assembly government will be constructed. |
| The new Conservative group will meet for the first time later, with Plaid holding its second post-election meeting around the same time. | The new Conservative group will meet for the first time later, with Plaid holding its second post-election meeting around the same time. |