Scottish Prime Minister Humza Yousaf has announced his resignation. The leader of the independence party SNP said in Edinburgh on Monday that he wanted to remain in office until a successor was found. The opposition has announced votes of no confidence against the Prime Minister himself and his government. The Greens called on Yousaf to resign, the Labor Party called for new elections.
On Thursday, Yousaf quit working with the Greens, who also support independence from Britain, and took up two cabinet positions. The reason was, among other things, a dispute about the dilution of Scotland’s climate targets. Yousaf heads a minority government.
New elections possible
John Swinney, who served as deputy under Yousaf’s predecessor Nicola Sturgeon, could lead the government on an interim basis, the Times wrote. If parliament does not vote for a new head of government within 28 days, early elections will be held.
Yousaf took office at the end of March 2023 following Sturgeon’s resignation. He worked as Minister of Health under the old head of government and was considered her confidant. Since taking office, the independence party SNP has suffered several setbacks.
A liberal gender bill, which was also controversial within the SNP, was vetoed by the British central government. There is also a financial issue. Sturgeon’s husband Peter Murrell, who was responsible for the party’s finances as SNP general secretary, was recently accused of embezzlement.
Source: Krone
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