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Welsh Assembly presiding officer to be elected by AMs Welsh Assembly presiding officer to be elected by AMs
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Welsh Assembly members will vote for a new presiding officer when they meet in the Senedd on Wednesday.Welsh Assembly members will vote for a new presiding officer when they meet in the Senedd on Wednesday.
BBC Wales understands there will be no Labour candidates for the job, but two Labour AMs will stand for deputy. Two candidates have been nominated - Elin Jones and Lord Elis-Thomas, both Plaid Cymru.
The vote comes after former presiding officer Dame Rosemary Butler stood down from the assembly at the election.The vote comes after former presiding officer Dame Rosemary Butler stood down from the assembly at the election.
Carwyn Jones is also expected to be reinstated as first minister at the meeting, the first of the new term.Carwyn Jones is also expected to be reinstated as first minister at the meeting, the first of the new term.
Labour is likely to form a minority government after the party lost a seat at the assembly election.Labour is likely to form a minority government after the party lost a seat at the assembly election.
A Labour source said: "It was felt we came back with 29 seats, not 31.A Labour source said: "It was felt we came back with 29 seats, not 31.
"It would feel wrong to us, and a little presumptuous, to be both going for presiding officer and first minister.""It would feel wrong to us, and a little presumptuous, to be both going for presiding officer and first minister."
In a secret ballot, as well as presiding officer, AMs will also appoint a colleague as deputy presiding officer.In a secret ballot, as well as presiding officer, AMs will also appoint a colleague as deputy presiding officer.
That position was formerly held by Conservative AM David Melding, who has ruled himself out for the presiding officer job.That position was formerly held by Conservative AM David Melding, who has ruled himself out for the presiding officer job.
Who is in the frame?
A Labour source said there is general support for Plaid Cymru Cereidigion AM Elin Jones to take the position of presiding officer.
Tory Preseli Pembrokeshire AM Paul Davies is also understood to be considering the role.
Former presiding officer Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas, Plaid AM for Dwyfor Meirionnydd is believed to be interested in taking the job again, with the UKIP group backing him.
Two Labour AMs, John Griffiths and Ann Jones, will stand for the position of deputy presiding officer.Two Labour AMs, John Griffiths and Ann Jones, will stand for the position of deputy presiding officer.
Both had been suggested as possible candidates for the senior role, along with Vale of Glamorgan AM Jane Hutt, before the group's AMs decided not to put themselves forward.
The assembly cannot elect a presiding officer and deputy presiding officer from the same political group, and one must be from the governing party.
Conservative Monmouth AM Nick Ramsay said he would allow his name to go forward for the position of deputy presiding officer, but this would not be possible if the post has to go to a Labour AM.
The presiding officer acts as the figurehead of the National Assembly for Wales, chairing meetings in the Senedd chamber that are known as plenary.The presiding officer acts as the figurehead of the National Assembly for Wales, chairing meetings in the Senedd chamber that are known as plenary.
The post is the second-highest paid job in the assembly, behind the first minister.The post is the second-highest paid job in the assembly, behind the first minister.
He or she receives a yearly salary of £105,000 - more than ministers, who earn £100,000, and more than opposition party leaders who can be paid up to £100,000.He or she receives a yearly salary of £105,000 - more than ministers, who earn £100,000, and more than opposition party leaders who can be paid up to £100,000.
The deputy presiding officer receives £85,000 a year.The deputy presiding officer receives £85,000 a year.
The first minister is paid £140,000.The first minister is paid £140,000.
Dame Rosemary, former Labour AM for Newport West, said it had been an "absolute privilege to do the job".Dame Rosemary, former Labour AM for Newport West, said it had been an "absolute privilege to do the job".
"The point is you're there as a figurehead to make sure the assembly runs for the benefit of the members and people of Wales"The point is you're there as a figurehead to make sure the assembly runs for the benefit of the members and people of Wales
"There's a lot of passion in the chamber and you have to make sure people don't go overboard or don't insult somebody else."There's a lot of passion in the chamber and you have to make sure people don't go overboard or don't insult somebody else.
"The main thing is to make sure that backbenchers do have the opportunity to speak - both the opposition parties and the government party - because that is their place to represent the people of Wales.""The main thing is to make sure that backbenchers do have the opportunity to speak - both the opposition parties and the government party - because that is their place to represent the people of Wales."
She said her successor should "enjoy it".She said her successor should "enjoy it".