Humza Yousaf is poised to resign as Scotland\u2019s first minister before he faces two confidence votes this week, British media reported on Monday.
\nThe BBC, The Times and other outlets said the Scottish National Party (SNP) leader was on the verge of quitting after a torrid few days.
\nLast week, the 39-year-old politician ended the SNP\u2019s ruling coalition with the Scottish Greens in the Scottish parliament in Edinburgh.
\nHis government had earlier abandoned ambitious targets for the transition to net-zero carbon emissions, angering the Greens.
\nThe opposition Scottish Conservatives then lodged a vote of no-confidence in Yousaf, which is due to be held as early as Wednesday.
\nScottish Labour have lodged another no-confidence vote in his government.
\nYousaf is by no means certain of winning, with the Tories, Labour and Liberal Democrats all saying they will vote against him.
\nThe Greens have also repeatedly ruled out supporting him in a personal vote, forcing him to seek the support of the sole Alba party lawmaker.
\nAlba\u2019s Ash Regan is a former SNP colleague of Yousaf who ran against him in the March 2023 leadership election to succeed Nicola Sturgeon as first minister.
\nYousaf\u2019s pro-independence SNP has 63 members in the 129-seat parliament — two short of a majority. The presiding officer has a casting vote.
\nShould he quit, parliament would have 28 days to choose a new first minister.
\nThe Scottish Parliament, re-established in 1999, has limited powers to set policy in areas such as health, education, transport and the environment.
\nThe UK government in London retains powers for countrywide issues such as defense and foreign policy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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