SCOTTISH FIRST MINISTER HUMZA YOUSAF RESIGNS A week of chaos triggered by his scrapping of a coalition agreement with the Greens
Scotland’s First Minister Humza Yousaf resigned as leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) on Monday, and said he had ordered a contest be held to select a replacement.
He said he would continue as first minister until a successor has been elected.
Yousaf quit as head of the pro-independence Scottish National Party (SNP) after a week of chaos triggered by his scrapping of a coalition agreement with Scotland’s Greens.
He then failed to secure enough support to survive votes of no confidence against him expected later this week.
Resigning a little over a year after he replaced Nicola Sturgeon as first minister and SNP leader, Yousaf said it was time for someone else to lead Scotland’s devolved government. Nicola Sturgeon also resigned with the subsequent arrest of her husband.
The pro-independence SNP’s fortunes have faltered amid a funding scandal and the resignation of a party leader last year, and there has been infighting over how progressive its pitch should be, to try and win back waning support.