Kate Forbes has said she hopes to negotiate with the Greens, despite suggestions the party could exit its powersharing agreement with the Scottish Government.
The SNP leadership candidate said she is hopeful of continuing to work with the party as part of the Bute House Agreement if she is selected to succeed Nicola Sturgeon as first minister.
But Greens co-leader Patrick Harvie has said the co-operation agreement with the SNP “would come to an end” if the new leader vetoed parts of the deal.
