If the SNP can find a candidate who can command the support of enough Members of the Scottish Parliament, there will soon be a third First Minister in just over twelve months - quite a contrast from the seven and nine-year terms served by Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon respectively - both towering figures in the party and more broadly in pursuit of independence for Scotland.

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