What is next for Nicola Sturgeon, the SNP and Scotland?
Ms Sturgeon's successor will either be the second female holder of the office or the first from a minority ethnic background.
He questioned her commitment to equality because she made clear that she would not have voted for same sex marriage had she been in parliament in 2014. If no candidate gets more than half the available first preference votes, the third placed candidate drops out. The next scheduled election is in 2026. The new first minister should have until then to make their mark although their popularity will be tested at a UK general election first.
Kate Forbes and Ash Regan have shown no signs of distress at that prospect. Humza Yousaf would prefer to sustain the arrangement and the Holyrood voting majority that comes with it.
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