Health Minister Humza Yousaf will become the new party leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) and succeed Nicola Sturgeon as First Minister, reports Reuters.
Yousaf, 37, received 52% of the votes from SNP members, defeating finance secretary Kate Forbes who got 48%.
“The people of Scotland need independence now, more than ever before and we will be the generation that delivers independence.”
– Humza Yousaf, First Minister of Scotland
