Humza Yousaf to become youngest First Minister of Scotland in historic day at Holyrood
Humza Yousaf was announced as the new leader of the SNP yesterday in an historic moment for Scotland.
The historic announcement was made at a packed conference suite at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh at 2.10pm yesterday. The new leader continued: "We should all take pride in the fact that today we have sent a clear message, that your colour of skin, or your faith, is not a barrier to leading the country we all call home.
Yousaf failed to win a majority in the first round of voting, but won 52.1 per cent of the votes after second preference votes from Regan, who came third, were redistributed.Yousaf later said serving as first minister would be "the greatest privilege and honour of my life", telling people across the country: "I will be a First Minister for all of Scotland."
The new SNP leader added: "The people of Scotland need independence now more than ever before, and we will be the generation that delivers independence for Scotland."
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