Scotland finds itself without a prime minister again. Humza Yousaf announced his resignation after just 13 months. The leader of the pro-independence Scottish National Party leaves on the eve of the vote on two motions of no confidence presented by the Conservatives and Labor after the end of the government alliance between the SNP and […]
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There Scotland finds himself again without a prime minister. Humza Yousaf announced his resignation after just 13 months. The leader of the independence party Scottish National Party leaves on the eve of the vote of two motions of no confidence presented by the Conservative and Labor parties after the end of the governing alliance between the SNP and the Scottish Greens. Thus a new crisis opens in Edinburgh after the troubled farewell of Nicola Sturgeon.
Yousaf, 39 years old Scotland’s first Muslim leader and son of Pakistani immigrants, has said he will remain in his post as ‘first minister’ until his successor at the helm of the party and underlined that he had “clearly underrated the level of upset” caused to Green colleagues by acknowledging his responsibility for breaking the agreements.
The outgoing prime minister also stressed that he was not willing to seek the support from other parties just to survive politically so as not to question their own values And principles. He also stated that he “will continue to defend the rights and the voices of those who are often not heard,” including those suffering the “most horrific humanitarian catastrophe” a Gaza.
With the resignation of the leader, the crisis of the SNP, already marked by the scandal concerning the internal financial management which overwhelmed former first minister Nicola Sturgeon last year. The problems are not only at the local level but also at the national level: the party, which has 43 deputies in Parliament in Londonis threatened by a strong comeback of Labour in the most northerly nation of the United Kingdom with the political elections expected by the end of the year.
