Humza Yousaf had problems with a fountain pen while he was sworn in as Scotland’s First Minister
The 37-year-old won the SNP leadership on Monday, was voted First Minister on Tuesday and took the oaths of office at the Court of Session in Edinburgh on Wednesday.
The oath was administered by Lord Carloway, the Lord President, who heads up the judiciary in Scotland. Yousaf went to Bute House after being sworn in. He was joined by his family on the steps of the First Minister's official residence and greeted his neighbours at next door property The Georgian House on Charlotte Square.He won 48 per cent in the first round, with his closest rival Kate Forbes on 41 per cent and outsider Ash Regan on 11 per cent.
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