Tue Mar 28, 2023 – 12:13 pm EDTTue Mar 28, 2023 – 12:14 pm EDT
EDINBURGH (LifeSiteNews) — Members of Scotland’s governing political party have elected a new leader: the radically pro-abortion and pro-LGBT Humza Yousaf now heads the Scottish National Party.
The results of the leadership bid for the Scottish National Party (SNP) were announced March 27, with Yousaf winning 52.1% of the votes, despite not having won a majority in the first round of voting. Kate Forbes – who faced severe media scrutiny for her Christian beliefs on regarding marriage, sex, abortion, and the family – came second with 47.9% of the vote.
Voting was open to members of the SNP, with the BBC reporting that 50,490 of the party’s 72,169 members cast a vote. Yousaf was then confirmed as first minister after the obligatory vote on March 28.
The election was a result of the surprise February resignation of outgoing SNP leader and first minister Nicola Sturgeon, who has led the devolved government since 2014. Nationwide elections for Scotland are currently set to be held in 2026, with a UK-wide election due by 2025 at the latest.
Yousaf, who served as the health secretary
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