Bethan Rhys Roberts and Nick Servini presented 90 minutes of debate ahead of next week's Senedd election
The first hour featured leaders of Labour, the Conservatives, Plaid Cymru, the Liberal Democrats and Abolish the Welsh Assembly
Reform UK, UKIP and the Green Party took part in the second part of the programme
The Senedd election takes place on Thursday 6 May
Image source, Reform UK/Getty ImagesFollowing the five-way debate, the second part of the programme will feature leading figures from three other parties.
They are Jamie Jenkins from Reform UK, Green Party England and Wales deputy leader Amelia Womack, and UKIP Wales leader Neil Hamilton.
Image source, Getty ImagesTonight's election debate is the first to be broadcast from the new BBC Wales headquarters in Cardiff's Central Square.
The first hour of the programme features the following party leaders:
Due to the pandemic, questions will be put to them by members of the public taking part via video conference.
Welcome to our coverage of 90 minutes of live political debate involving eight of the parties fighting for your vote in next week's Welsh Parliament election.
The BBC Wales Leaders' Debate will involve Labour, the Conservatives, Plaid Cymru, the Liberal Democrats and Abolish the Welsh Assembly in the first hour.
Reform UK, the Green Party and UKIP will take part in the second, 30-minute, part of the programme.
You can watch proceedings live on BBC One Wales, the BBC News channel and the BBC iPlayer from 20:30 BST, or via the video link above.
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