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Welsh Labour has been urged to unite behind its new UK leader as left-winger Jeremy Corbyn is seen as the favourite to win the contest on Saturday.Welsh Labour has been urged to unite behind its new UK leader as left-winger Jeremy Corbyn is seen as the favourite to win the contest on Saturday.
Some Labour figures have vowed not to serve in his shadow cabinet if he wins.Some Labour figures have vowed not to serve in his shadow cabinet if he wins.
Blaenau Gwent AM Alun Davies, who backed Andy Burnham, said: "You can't fight an election and then complain about the result," claiming Mr Corbyn would have a "mandate to lead".Blaenau Gwent AM Alun Davies, who backed Andy Burnham, said: "You can't fight an election and then complain about the result," claiming Mr Corbyn would have a "mandate to lead".
Yvette Cooper and Liz Kendall are also hoping to succeed Ed Miliband.Yvette Cooper and Liz Kendall are also hoping to succeed Ed Miliband.
Mr Davies, a former Welsh government minister, told BBC Wales: "If Jeremy Corbyn wins, he wins; he's got a mandate to lead and we have to respect that. It's time to move on."Mr Davies, a former Welsh government minister, told BBC Wales: "If Jeremy Corbyn wins, he wins; he's got a mandate to lead and we have to respect that. It's time to move on."
Pontypridd AM Mick Antoniw, a supporter of Mr Corbyn, conceded it would "difficult at the moment" for the left-winger to win a general election.Pontypridd AM Mick Antoniw, a supporter of Mr Corbyn, conceded it would "difficult at the moment" for the left-winger to win a general election.
But he claimed that could change over time as Mr Corbyn had his "finger on the pulse of public disengagement and dissatisfaction with politics".But he claimed that could change over time as Mr Corbyn had his "finger on the pulse of public disengagement and dissatisfaction with politics".
However, Mr Corbyn may also need to win over some of his Labour colleagues, given his criticism of Nato and opposition to renewal of the Trident nuclear weapons system.However, Mr Corbyn may also need to win over some of his Labour colleagues, given his criticism of Nato and opposition to renewal of the Trident nuclear weapons system.
Bridgend MP Madeleine Moon said: "I disagree with Jeremy's foreign policy and defence policy.Bridgend MP Madeleine Moon said: "I disagree with Jeremy's foreign policy and defence policy.
"That's a conversation we will have to have and I think it's going to be a difficult conversation.""That's a conversation we will have to have and I think it's going to be a difficult conversation."
With assembly elections in May next year, the Welsh party is watching the result closely as it seeks to retain power. 'Credibility and coherence'
Labour peer and party historian Lord Kenneth O. Morgan told BBC Radio Wales he did not cast a vote as he found the three mainstream candidates "extremely uninspiring".
He said support for Mr Corbyn was "extraordinary" and "a rather desperate throw", for someone who would have to prove he can "adjust himself to the party process, to the way politics is done".
"Jeremy Corbyn says there will be a completely different kind of politics, with policy coming up from the grass roots, but what you also want is credibility and coherence, and we'll have to see whether he supplies it," he said.
With assembly elections in May 2016, the Welsh party is watching the result closely as it seeks to retain power.
Baroness Eluned Morgan, a former Euro-MP who hopes to stand for the assembly in 2016, said Welsh Labour should seek greater freedom regardless of who became leader.
She tweeted: "Whatever the result Labour Wales should do its own thing + become more autonomous from the party centrally.
"Vital if we want to win in May."
First Minister Carwyn Jones - who did not meet Mr Corbyn during the leadership campaign - is due to return from an official visit to Japan later on Saturday.First Minister Carwyn Jones - who did not meet Mr Corbyn during the leadership campaign - is due to return from an official visit to Japan later on Saturday.
In August he said Mr Corbyn would be "an unusual choice" for party leader, although he did not say which of the contenders he preferred.In August he said Mr Corbyn would be "an unusual choice" for party leader, although he did not say which of the contenders he preferred.
The result will be announced at a Labour Party event in central London at about 11:30 BST.The result will be announced at a Labour Party event in central London at about 11:30 BST.