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| Plaid leader Ieuan Wyn Jones will be confirmed as the new deputy first minister in the Welsh assembly later. | Plaid leader Ieuan Wyn Jones will be confirmed as the new deputy first minister in the Welsh assembly later. |
| Mr Jones will become the first Plaid Cymru government minister in his party's 82 year history. | Mr Jones will become the first Plaid Cymru government minister in his party's 82 year history. |
| He will deputise for First Minister Rhodri Morgan who is recovering in hospital after an operation for partially-blocked arteries. | He will deputise for First Minister Rhodri Morgan who is recovering in hospital after an operation for partially-blocked arteries. |
| Labour and Plaid Cymru are entering a new era of coalition government after both parties endorsed the move. | Labour and Plaid Cymru are entering a new era of coalition government after both parties endorsed the move. |
| Assuming the Queen confirms his appointment, Ieuan Wyn Jones will make a statement in Cardiff Bay on Wednesday afternoon accepting the post of deputy first minister, so cementing the creation of the new coalition government. | Assuming the Queen confirms his appointment, Ieuan Wyn Jones will make a statement in Cardiff Bay on Wednesday afternoon accepting the post of deputy first minister, so cementing the creation of the new coalition government. |
| I think he will be a very stable influence around the cabinet table Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas | I think he will be a very stable influence around the cabinet table Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas |
| The identity and exact formation of the rest of the cabinet will have to wait probably until next week when Rhodri Morgan may feel well enough to finalise the negotiations he started with Plaid after Labour many weeks ago. | The identity and exact formation of the rest of the cabinet will have to wait probably until next week when Rhodri Morgan may feel well enough to finalise the negotiations he started with Plaid after Labour many weeks ago. |
| Mr Jones is expected to set out his broad ambitions for the coalition and will shoulder the responsibility of some of the first minister's duties. | Mr Jones is expected to set out his broad ambitions for the coalition and will shoulder the responsibility of some of the first minister's duties. |
| His first public engagement will be alongside Health Minister Edwina Hart at the 90th anniversary of the third battle of Ypres at Passchendaele, in Belgium, on Thursday. | |
| Mr Morgan, who is 67, was treated for two partially-blocked arteries after being taken ill over the weekend and has so far spent three nights in hospital. | Mr Morgan, who is 67, was treated for two partially-blocked arteries after being taken ill over the weekend and has so far spent three nights in hospital. |
| On Tuesday Mr Morgan's wife, the Cardiff North MP Julie Morgan said he felt "terrific" and that he might be sent home from hospital on Wednesday.. | On Tuesday Mr Morgan's wife, the Cardiff North MP Julie Morgan said he felt "terrific" and that he might be sent home from hospital on Wednesday.. |
| The two leaders agreed the One Wales deal last month | The two leaders agreed the One Wales deal last month |
| The first minister was taken to hospital on Sunday night with what he thought were stomach pains. | The first minister was taken to hospital on Sunday night with what he thought were stomach pains. |
| Mrs Morgan said: "It was just lucky in a way it was detected now so he didn't end up having a major heart attack. | Mrs Morgan said: "It was just lucky in a way it was detected now so he didn't end up having a major heart attack. |
| "He thought it was an extreme gastric reaction - and certainly we all did until he had the last test which was taken 12 hours on." | "He thought it was an extreme gastric reaction - and certainly we all did until he had the last test which was taken 12 hours on." |
| Assembly Presiding Officer Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas said of Mr Jones: "He's taken to the situation because he's got the experience and he's got the resilience to adapt to the new situation. | Assembly Presiding Officer Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas said of Mr Jones: "He's taken to the situation because he's got the experience and he's got the resilience to adapt to the new situation. |
| "I think he will be a very stable influence around the cabinet table in the difficult situation both parties are in now with the first minister's illness." | "I think he will be a very stable influence around the cabinet table in the difficult situation both parties are in now with the first minister's illness." |