Wales is set to be led by its first Plaid Cymru first minister, after three other Senedd parties indicated they would either back Rhun ap Iorwerth's nomination or not oppose him.
Plaid, with 43 seats, and Reform, with 34, are now the only big parties in Cardiff Bay.
In the Senedd vote, which could be as soon as Tuesday, ap Iorwerth needs more votes than any other candidate, rather than a majority of all Members of the Senedd (MSs), to be the winner.
But a decision to select the individuals responsible for overseeing meetings means it might not be until Wednesday that ap Iorwerth is confirmed.
Ken Skates, interim Labour leader after Eluned Morgan lost her seat, has indicated that his group will abstain, as will sole Liberal Democrat MS Jane Dodds.
But the Green Party, with two MSs, wil