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1. Parties reinforce messages on eve of poll
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In the final day of campaigning for the Holyrood election, the main parties all made last-ditch efforts to drive home their key messages. SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon argued she could provide "strong, experienced leadership" to keep Scotland safe "at this critical time for the country". Anas Sarwar, leader of Scottish Labour, said Scotland faces a "stark choice" between the country's recovery from Covid and an independence referendum, while Douglas Ross said voting for the Scottish Conservatives in the regional list was the "tried and tested way to stop an SNP majority". Scottish Greens co-leaders Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater urged voters "to take matters into our own hands" if they want Scotland to "lead Europe in tackling the climate emergency", while Willie Rennie insisted the Scottish Liberal Democrats campaign was reaching new heights as he took to the skies in a microlight.