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image captionA number of other countries have managed to hold elections despite the pandemic
Scotland has entered a new Covid-19 lockdown, but is also preparing to go to the polls in just a few months time. How can an election take place during a pandemic, and what plans are in place?
Can it be done?
To start with, yes. Many countries have held elections already during the pandemic.
Some, like New Zealand, have had relatively few cases of coronavirus to contend with. But others, like the US, have successfully conducted ballots while in the grip of nationwide outbreaks.
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MSPs will sit in a hybrid session at 2pm on Wednesday to discuss the trade deal between the UK and the EU.
The Scottish Parliament is currently in recess and the next business was not due to take place until Tuesday, January 12.
Presiding officer Ken Macintosh announced the recall on Sunday.
A statement on the parliament s business bulletin said: The presiding officer wishes to announce that a meeting of the Parliament will be convened on Wednesday December 30 2020 at 2pm to consider a trade and co-operation agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union.
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