Should Nicola Sturgeon be worried?
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When Scots go to the polls on May 6 to vote for which MSPs will represent them in the Scottish Parliament for the next five years, there will be a new party on the ballot paper, albeit fronted by a familiar face.
The Alba Party, led by former SNP First Minister Alex Salmond, did not exist when elections were postponed in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. But the pro-independence party hopes that this year they can to pick up votes from Mr Salmond's former ally, Nicola Sturgeon.
Although unlikely to win a large number of seats according to current polls, a small win could still have political implications for the SNP.