John Swinney and Kate Forbes are the early frontrunners to take the hotseat.
The race to take over from Humza Yousaf is officially underway with nominations for the next SNP leader opening on Monday evening.
John Swinney and Kate Forbes are the early frontrunners to take the hotseat after Yousaf announced he would be quitting following the sacking of the Scottish Greens from government last week. He faced a no-confidence motion in the Scottish Parliament this week which forced him to resign as SNP leader and First Minister.Humza Yousaf said he would stay in the job until the SNP has elected a new leader.
That contest dragged on for a month and is widely seen as having damaged the party’s popularity. All eyes are now on Kate Forbes. If she decides to stand, it will be a two-horse race between her and John Swinney.The SNP will set a deadline for nominations to become leader. If only one person comes forward, as happened in 2014 with Nicola
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