New Welsh Labour leader Vaughan Gething has been elected as the First Minister of Wales.He succeeds Mark Drakeford, who resigned in an emotional speech on Tuesday after holding the position since 2018.Mr Gething was elected as the Welsh government leader by members of the Senedd on Wednesday.He won the support of all the Labour members as well as Jane Dodds, the Senedd's only Liberal Democrat member.The Conservative and Plaid Cymru members voted for their respective party leaders.The opposition

New Welsh Labour leader Vaughan Gething has been elected as the First Minister of Wales.He succeeds Mark Drakeford, who resigned in an emotional speech on Tuesday after holding the position since 2018.Mr Gething was elected as the Welsh government leader by members of the Senedd on Wednesday.He won the support of all the Labour members as well as Jane Dodds, the Senedd's only Liberal Democrat member.The Conservative and Plaid Cymru members voted for their respective party leaders.The opposition parties putting forward alternative choices was largely symbolic, with neither having enough votes to secure the Welsh government leadership role.The Senedd is made up of 60 members but one member of Plaid - Rhys ab Owen - is suspended for acting inappropriately towards two women on a work night out.Mr Gething will not be the official First Minister until he has written to the King.