Humza Yousaf, the first Muslim minister in Scotland, has stepped down from his position as the SNP leader and the first minister of this country. Such a change of power and leadership in the political landscape will bring out a unique outlook of things. Within approximately one or just less than twelve months of being the first minister in Scotland, Yousef resigned in the continuation of the political distress.
The making of the choice to resign showed up during the times when Yousaf encountered a lot of pressure to lead, mostly after the fact that the SNP coalition with the Greens of Scotland had come to an end, making the oppositions table two no-confidence motions. In a televised address, Yousaf defiantly said ni marega Is gustaan lutna (roughly meaning ‘I will not be bullied into submission’ or ‘I am willing to fight to the end’), making it unambiguously clear that he was willing to give up his power rather than sacrifice his beliefs and principles.
Yousaf expressed his views, saying: “I will never make a deal with anyone even if that means I can’t govern.” For the SNP, which is in a very difficult situation because of the funding scandal, and the party leaving their former leader Nicola Sturgeon, the talks about the party’s policies and what could be done to attract voters again are going on.
By his initial speech which reflected the self-confidence of his dealing with the question of no-confidence vote, Yousaf’s position gradually undermined. The uncertainty of the coming week loomed over Mr. Harper who was involved in the riveting attempt to build alliances with other parties for the minority government move.
Being raised in Glasgow, and born to Pakistani immigrants, he never presumed his short-termination of the contact with Green party that has the most green members of Scottish Parliament would encounter this kind of mess. Understanding that the only option under such circumstances is repairing the skewed and bitter relations along the political division adopted by him, Yousaf ultimately tendered his resignation as the leader of the SNP if he wanted the social and political scenes to change.
Facing the SNP’s membership at a worst ever level in Scottish independence, Yousaf embodied a momentous tenure that was short-lived after only one year. The story develops with the exit of the PM, which stimulates a search for his responsible replacement and that is a new PM. The Scottish parliament has a 28 day approval interval after which it shall have already decided with its consent which of the proposed candidates will replace the deceased or resigned MP. The lack of consensus will automatically result into elections.
