Swinney, who led the SNP 20 years ago, was the only candidate to replace First Minister Humza Yousaf as the leader of the party
John Swinney delivers his acceptance speech at the Advanced Research Centre of the Glasgow University on May 6, after he was confirmed as the Scottish National Party's new leader.Scotland’s former deputy first minister was poised to become its third leader in just over a year after taking the helm of the troubled Scottish National Party on Monday.
“The polarization of politics does not serve our country well,” Swinney said as he was named party leader. “I will reach out to everyone willing to join with us in good faith and seek compromises that serve our nation well. We need to stop shouting at each other and talk. More than that, actually, we need to listen. As first minister, I will do exactly that.”
Yousaf will remain first minister until his replacement is elected. Swinney is likely to be elected to that position later this week. Sturgeon and Colin Beattie, the party’s former treasurer, were later arrested and questioned in the inquiry, but they were released without being charged with a crime. Murrell was charged last month with embezzlement.
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