Humza Yousaf has the "power to govern" without calling a Holyrood election, his campaign manager has insisted.
Neil Gray, who oversaw the Health Secretary's succesful bid to succeed Nicola Sturgeon as SNP leader, said MSPs would have the chance to vote today on who should be First Minister.
It comes as Anas Sarwar repeated his call for an early Holyrood election after he questioned Yousaf's mandate to rule the country.