Scotland First Minister Humza Yousaf decided to quit ahead of a looming confidence vote, following the termination of his party's power-sharing deal with the Greens after the 2021 election's near-majority outcome.
The potential interim replacement, John Swinney, expressed reluctance due to personal reasons, leaving uncertainty over the leadership transition in Scotland as Yousaf aims to continue as head of a minority government.
Yousaf faced mounting pressure to stabilize the SNP's image post Nicola Sturgeon's leadership, a task complicated by the fallout with the Greens over environmental policy decisions.
The move to abandon the plan to reduce carbon emissions by 75% by 2030 further exacerbated tensions with the Greens and prompted opposition parties to call for a vote of no-confidence against Yousaf.
[
add
]
[
|
|
...
]