Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf speaks to the media during a visit to a housing development on April 26, 2024 in Dundee, Scotland.cottish First Minister Humza Yousaf resigned on Monday ahead of a vote of no confidence on Wednesday, that appeared he would lose.
“The SNP leader has quit rather than face a humiliating defeat,” said Douglas Ross, leader of the Scottish Conservatives, ahead of Yousaf’s press conference. The Scottish parliament will now have 28 days to find Yousaf’s successor through a majority vote among members of the Scottish Parliament. In the rare event that a majority is not reached, an election will be called. following a bitter row over the Scottish government’s decision to abandon a major carbon emissions target. The Bute House Agreement saw the Scottish Greens brought into government for the first time in 2021.