After his election as Scottish Prime Minister, Humza Yousaf was sworn in. The 37-year-old of the Scottish National Party (SNP), which seeks independence from Britain, assured King Charles III. on Wednesday his loyalty. His family watched the ceremony at the Supreme Court of Scotland in Edinburgh from the visitors’ gallery.
Yousaf is the first Muslim to hold the highest political office in Britain. He succeeds Nicola Sturgeon as Prime Minister, who surprisingly announced her resignation in mid-February after more than eight years in office.
First cabinet meeting
Yousaf then began filling his cabinet in the Scottish seat of government, Bute House. Former Treasury Secretary Kate Forbes, who narrowly lost to Yousaf in the internal party elections, will not be part of the government.
The new head of government had offered her the post of minister for rural areas, which amounted to a demotion. Forbes stressed that she will support Yousaf from the back seat in the future. Without involving the 32-year-old, however, commentators see the danger of rising tensions in the party. Forbes represents a much more conservative course than Yousaf, who is considered the foster son of the liberal Sturgeon.
Source: Krone
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