Scotland’s ruling SNP picks Humza Yousaf to succeed Sturgeon | News

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The new party leader is due to be confirmed as first minister by Scottish lawmakers on Tuesday.

Scotland’s governing party has elected Humza Yousaf as its new leader after a bruising five-week contest that exposed deep fractures within the pro-independence movement.

Yousaf will lead the Scottish National Party as a successor to First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, who unexpectedly stepped down last month after eight years as leader of the party and of Scotland’s semi-autonomous government.

The 37-year-old Scot of Pakistani heritage was the favourite to win the leadership race. He was recently the health secretary in charge of the crisis-hit National Health Service (NHS) during the coronavirus pandemic.

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