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LONDON, 20 February (Reuters) – Scottish Finance Minister Keith Forbes on Monday National As the leader of her party (SNP) and First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon has announced that she will take part in the leadership contest.
Elected to the Scottish Parliament in 2016 and 2020Forbes, who was finance secretary in 2015, is the third candidate to enter the race following Sturgeon’s surprise resignation last week.
Sturgeon’s surprise speech cast a doubt over the SNP’s fight for independence as the Westminster government blocked attempts to hold a second vote after Scotland voted 55% to 45% to remain part of the United Kingdom in a 2014 referendum.
“I cannot sit back and watch our nation stand in the way of self-determination,” Forbes, 32, said in a video posted on Twitter.
“We need a leader who is bold, courageous and energetic, fresh and ready for new challenges. Someone who inspires confidence in you as an SNP member and inspires confidence in the people of Scotland to vote for a better future. I am him. leader.”
The SNP has said it will elect a new leader in a six-week vote by its members, which will close on March 27. Sturgeon will remain in office until a successor is elected.
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Fluent in Gaelic, Forbes studied history at Cambridge and Edinburgh Universities before entering parliament bank worked as an accountant in the sector.
Forbes, who is a Christian, was among senior politicians urging the Scottish Government not to rush gender reform legislation in 2019. Sturgeon splitter law because of his project, he got involved in the controversy about transgender rights. It was finally accepted in December, however Britain blocked by the government.
Health Minister Humza Yousaf and former minister Ash Regan have announced they will run to replace Sturgeon.
Two other possible candidates, Angus Robertson, 53, the former deputy leader of the party, culture minister, and John Swinney, 58, the deputy first minister, have declined to run.
Reporting by Kylie MacLellan, Muvija M and Farouq Suleiman; Edited by William James and Elizabeth Piper
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2023-02-20 23:42:35
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