Overview

• Jeremy Miles and Vaughan Gething are the two candidates in the race to become the next First Minister of Wales, following Mark Drakeford's resignation announcement.
• Voting for the Welsh Labour leadership opened on February 16, with the result expected to be announced on March 16.
• Jeremy Miles, the current Minister for Education and Welsh Language, has a background in law and has been an advocate for extending voting rights to 16-year-olds in Welsh elections.
• Vaughan Gething, the Minister for the Economy, is backed by most large unions and could become Wales' first Black First Minister.
• The election is historic as it could also see the election of Wales' first openly gay First Minister, should Jeremy Miles win.