Andrew Milligan/Getty ImagesScotland’s First Minister Humza Yousaf announced his resignation Monday in the latest setback for his Scottish National Party (SNP) and its goal of achieving Scottish independence from the rest of the United Kingdom.Yousaf, who became the country’s leader following Nicola Sturgeon’s resignation last year, stepped down ahead of votes of no confidence expected to play out later in the week. His downfall came directly as a result of his own decision to rip up a coalition
Scotland’s leader is facing a week of high-stakes talks to save his job and reenergize the country’s independence movement after he torpedoed a coalition with the Green Party by ditching a target for fighting climate change. First Minister Humza Yousaf, whose Scottish National Party has been weakened by a campaign finance scandal and divisions over transgender rights, may have to offer concessions to a breakaway nationalist party with just one seat in the Scottish parliament if he is to stave off an early election. The turmoil will culminate later this week when Scottish lawmakers vote on motions of no confidence in Yousaf and his government.
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