Scotland's First Minister, Humza Yousaf, is facing intense political pressure after breaking a power-sharing agreement. Yousaf replaced Nicola Sturgeon in March 2023.
Scotland's leader insisted Friday that he won't be resigning as he fights for his political survival amid the fallout of his decision to pull the plug on a three-year power-sharing agreement that has made his Scottish National Party a minority government. The pressure on First Minister Humza Yousaf has ratcheted up sharply since he abandoned the power-sharing deal with the much smaller Greens on Thursday following a clash over climate change policies.
Following his decision to ditch the deal with the Greens, the Scottish Conservatives put forward a motion of no confidence in Yousaf as first minister. The Greens, furious at their ejection from government, have already said they will vote against Yousaf himself, along with the other main opposition parties, including the Conservatives and Labour. Without the support of the Greens, who like the SNP back Scotland's independence from the U.K. Yousaf is two seats short of a majority.
It’s a matter now of when, not if, Humza Yousaf will step down as first minister,' Scottish Labour's leader Anas Sarwar said. 'It would be untenable for the SNP to assume it can impose another unelected first minister on Scotland.
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