Mr Swinney won a vote of MSPs.
New SNP leader John Swinney is to become Scotland’s next first minister after winning a vote at Holyrood.
Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar secured 22 votes with the head of the Scottish Liberal Democrats, Alex Cole-Hamilton, winning four.It comes just eight days after predecessor Humza Yousaf announced he was stepping down, after his decision to terminate the powersharing agreement that the SNP had with the Scottish Greens at Holyrood left him facing a vote of no confidence in his leadership.Mr Yousaf formally tendered his resignation to the King earlier on Tuesday.
The new SNP leader told the Scottish Parliament: “Members will know that my wife Elizabeth has multiple sclerosis .
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