Mr Swinney emerged as the only candidate when nominations closed
John Swinney is expected to be Scotland's next First Minister, after he emerged as the only candidate to stand to be the SNP's new leader. After nominations for the post closed, the former Scottish Deputy First Minister was confirmed as the only person to put themselves forward to succeed Humza Yousaf.
The SNP said in a statement: "The SNP's nomination process closed at noon today . The party's national secretary, Lorna Finn, has subsequently confirmed John Swinney MSP as the new SNP Leader. The SNP Leader will deliver a speech later today." Mr Harvie stated: "We are committed to delivering on our vision of a fairer, greener and more equal Scotland, and are open to talks with John Swinney and his team about how we can work together to make that happen."
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