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| First minister deadlock: AMs meet over Labour-Plaid deal | First minister deadlock: AMs meet over Labour-Plaid deal |
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| A deal to end the stalemate over who becomes first minister has been shown to Labour and Plaid Cymru AMs. | A deal to end the stalemate over who becomes first minister has been shown to Labour and Plaid Cymru AMs. |
| The two parties have held separate group meetings over the proposal, which could reinstall Labour's Carwyn Jones as head of the Welsh Government. | The two parties have held separate group meetings over the proposal, which could reinstall Labour's Carwyn Jones as head of the Welsh Government. |
| Both sides had said they made "good progress" over two days of talks, although no details of the agreement have been revealed. | Both sides had said they made "good progress" over two days of talks, although no details of the agreement have been revealed. |
| AMs are likely to reconvene on Wednesday to elect the first minister. | AMs are likely to reconvene on Wednesday to elect the first minister. |
| The Labour group meeting ended at around 12:00 BST on Tuesday. As he left, First Minister Carwyn Jones said a progress report was to follow "in good time". | The Labour group meeting ended at around 12:00 BST on Tuesday. As he left, First Minister Carwyn Jones said a progress report was to follow "in good time". |
| The Plaid Cymru meeting went on longer, until around 1245 BST. A senior Plaid source said things were looking "very promising". | |
| The talks between senior figures from Labour and Plaid Cymru were held after the Senedd tied 29-29 last Wednesday on whether Mr Jones or Plaid leader Leanne Wood should be first minister. | The talks between senior figures from Labour and Plaid Cymru were held after the Senedd tied 29-29 last Wednesday on whether Mr Jones or Plaid leader Leanne Wood should be first minister. |
| Recalled | Recalled |
| UKIP and the Welsh Conservatives had backed Ms Wood, while Liberal Democrat AM Kirsty Williams supported Mr Jones. | UKIP and the Welsh Conservatives had backed Ms Wood, while Liberal Democrat AM Kirsty Williams supported Mr Jones. |
| However, Tory leader Andrew RT Davies has said without an opposition deal he would be unlikely to vote for Ms Wood again. | However, Tory leader Andrew RT Davies has said without an opposition deal he would be unlikely to vote for Ms Wood again. |
| A UKIP spokesman said the party would put forward a candidate for first minister when the vote comes. | A UKIP spokesman said the party would put forward a candidate for first minister when the vote comes. |
| The tied vote came after Labour fell short of a majority at the 5 May election. The party needs opposition support to govern. | The tied vote came after Labour fell short of a majority at the 5 May election. The party needs opposition support to govern. |
| A joint statement from Welsh Labour and Plaid Cymru on Monday said the negotiations had ended. | A joint statement from Welsh Labour and Plaid Cymru on Monday said the negotiations had ended. |
| "The leadership of both parties will now present the proposed way forward to members of their respective assembly groups," it read. | "The leadership of both parties will now present the proposed way forward to members of their respective assembly groups," it read. |
| "It is anticipated that plenary can then be recalled on Wednesday for the nomination of first minister." | "It is anticipated that plenary can then be recalled on Wednesday for the nomination of first minister." |