Welsh election: Few weeks to agree any coalition, says ex-FM Carwyn Jones
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image captionCarwyn Jones was Wales first minster between 2009 and 2018
Any post-election coalition deal in the Senedd should take a few weeks to agree, former first minister Carwyn Jones has suggested.
He took over as first minister in 2009, when Labour ran the Welsh government in coalition with Plaid Cymru.
Labour governed alone after making gains in the 2011 election.
But after the 2016 poll Liberal Democrat Kirsty Williams and former Plaid Cymru leader Lord Elis-Thomas joined his administration.
There is speculation that a new coalition could be needed if Labour loses ground in Thursday s election, although Plaid Cymru has ruled out a simple re-run of 2007-11 when it was the junior partner.
Welsh election 2021: The battle to win Lord Elis-Thomas s seat
By Brendon Williams
image captionLord Elis-Thomas has been a member of the assembly since its formation in 1999
While few things are certain in elections, one thing is guaranteed in Dwyfor Meirionnydd - the constituency will have a new Senedd member.
Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas held Plaid Cymru s seat in 2016, but left the party later that year to sit as an independent.
An assembly member since 1999, he will not be standing for re-election.
The largely rural constituency includes the Llyn Peninsula and part of the Snowdonia National Park.
Not surprisingly, farming matters in Dwyfor Meirionnydd.
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