MSPs have voted for John Swinney to be Scotland's seventh first minister.
Unionist opposition parties also proposed their own leaders for the role, but were roundly defeated in the ballot of MSPs on Tuesday afternoon.Speaking at Holyrood, Swinney said: "We are all sitting here today because a sizeable majority believe that in key aspects of Scottish life, it is better for decisions about Scotland to be made here in Scotland.
"The Conservatives, under the leadership of Annabel - now baroness - Goldie, can look back with great credit on the constructive way they often approached opposition, and they certainly helped me with a budget or two.have brought a distinctive voice to our politics and became the first Greens to serve in government in the United Kingdom."We know there are thousands of National readers who want to debate, argue and go back and forth in the comments section of our stories.
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