Rhun ap Iorwerth has been appointed as the new leader of Plaid Cymru. He was announced as the new leader of the party at midday on Friday in Cardiff.
Adam Price stepped down as leader earlier in May after a damning report found toxic culture of harassment, bullying and misogyny within the party. For the past few weeks, no candidate has said they will run as leader, though both the likes of Elin Jones and Heledd Fychan had ruled themselves out as prospective leaders.
Mr ap Iorwerth was widely regarded as one of the leading contenders to replace Adam Price, having come second to him in the last leadership election. But, he had previously indicated that he planned to stand as the Plaid candidate for Ynys Môn in the next General Election, which would have mean he would be ineligible to be party leader as Plaid rules state that the leader must be a member of the Senedd.
