Live updates as Wales' new Senedd elects a First Minister and Presiding Officer Mark Drakeford and Labour have exactly half the members of the new Senedd and he is expected to be named First Minister (Image: Chris Fairweather/Huw Evans Agency) Wales' new Parliament will choose a First Minister when it meets for the first time since the election today (Wednesday). The 60MSs will also choose a Llywydd (Presiding Officer) who is usually from an opposition party, and a deputy Llywydd who is likely to be a Labour MS. Labour won the most seats in the election on May 6, taking 30 of the 60 seats and First Minister Mark Drakeford is expected to be named First Minister.