In Scotland, it was not surprising that independent John Swinney was elected Prime Minister

Following Humza Yousaf's resignation on 29 April, new SNP leader John Swinney was, unsurprisingly, elected Prime Minister on Tuesday 7 May by the local parliament, with a heavy lifting to do. From relaunching his training, which is facing difficulties with the approaching British legislative elections. He received 64 votes out of 129 in Parliament in Holyrood, a suburb of Edinburgh, where the SNP has a significant lead over various opposition parties but does not enjoy an absolute majority.

He must now be sworn in at the High Court, Scotland's highest civil court. The day after he took over as party leader to replace Youssef, John Swinney, a 60-year-old political veteran who had long been second-in-command to the executive, became the third head of the Scottish government in just one year. Short time more than a year. He replaces Hamza Yousef (39 years old), who announced his resignation after ending his government coalition with environmentalists. The latter abstained from voting on Tuesday.

After his election, Mr. Youssef was received “Exceptional privilege” What his mandate represents, promising to be 'A Prime Minister for everyone in Scotland'. “I will give everything I have to build a better future for our country.”-Did you announce? British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, strongly opposes Scottish independence, In a message onHe expressed his desire to work with John Sweeney “The real questions that matter to families”citing employment, growth and public services.

I was left in turmoil

Earlier today, Humza Yusuf, who was Scotland's first and youngest head of government from an ethnic minority, formally submitted his resignation in a letter to King Charles III. He remained in power for thirteen months, succeeding the charismatic Nicola Sturgeon, without fully succeeding in embodying the future. “As a Muslim boy born and raised in Scotland, I could never have dreamed that I would one day have the privilege of leading my country.”he wrote.

The Scottish Parliament has responsibility for many areas, including health and education, while foreign affairs and defense fall to London. It is expected to be a difficult task for John Swinney, a long-time close friend of former Prime Minister Nicola Sturgeon who more than anyone represents a certain continuity. The party has been weakened by ongoing investigations into its finances, in which its former chief executive and Nicola Sturgeon's husband, Peter Murrell, have been charged with embezzlement.

John Swinney was, from 2014 to 2023, Nicola Sturgeon's deputy prime minister before leaving the post at the time of the latter's shock resignation. He previously led the Scottish National Party between 2000 and 2004, when the party was in opposition.

One of the new leader's main challenges will be to limit the rise of the Labor Party in Scotland, in the run-up to the British Parliament elections. While part of the opposition accuses the Scottish National Party, which has been in power since 2007, of prioritizing its struggle for self-determination at the expense of the daily lives of Scots, John Swinney promised on Monday to focus on… “Economy, employment, cost of living”As well as on the health system, education and the climate crisis.

He also spoke of his ambition to see Scotland become an independent country. A battle that has been temporarily deadlocked since the British Supreme Court ruled, at the end of 2022, that only the British government could allow a new referendum. The last vote, in 2014, won 55% of the “no” votes for the independence vote.