Editing Senedd (section)

==Current composition==
===Government formation===
Welsh Labour won 30 seats out of 60 in the 2021 Senedd elections. On 9 May 2021 the First Minister, [[Mark Drakeford]] MS said "We have demonstrated over a number of governments that you can govern successfully on 30 seats, but I'm open to working with any party where there is common ground between us."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-57042797|title=Election 2021: Mark Drakeford to form Welsh Labour government alone|work=BBC News|date=9 May 2021}}</ref>

On 22 November 2021, a deal between Welsh Labour and Plaid Cymru was announced. The agreement was not one which saw Plaid Cymru entering a coalition in government with Labour, with Plaid Cymru MSs remaining in opposition. However, Plaid Cymru were able to appoint special advisors to the Welsh Government in a deal which was designed to last for three years.<ref name="Plaid deal">{{unbulleted list citebundle|{{Cite web |title=Ambitious deal to deliver radical change and reform |url=https://gov.wales/ambitious-deal-deliver-radical-change-and-reform |website=GOV.WALES|date=22 November 2021 }}|{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-59371291|title = Labour and Plaid Cymru deal set to last three years|work = BBC News|date = 22 November 2021}}}}</ref> On 17 May 2024, Plaid Cymru announced it would uniliaterally exit the agreement due to concerns with the Labour government's ethics.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Plaid Cymru pulls out of co-operation agreement with Welsh Labour |url=https://news.sky.com/story/plaid-cymru-pulls-out-of-co-operation-agreement-with-welsh-labour-13137829 |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=Sky News |language=en}}</ref>