Nicola Sturgeon has been asked which of the three candidates standing to replace her as First Minister she "regrets" promoting the most.
The SNP leader will step down from the top job at the end of this month once her party has completed a selection contest involving Humza Yousaf, Kate Forbes and Ash Regan.
But the leadership campaign so far has seen awkward questions asked of all three candidates on their social views and ministerial competence.
Sturgeon has previously promoted all of the trio at some point in their political careers - a fact raised by Anas Sarwar at FMQs today.
The Scottish Labour leader said the choice Scots were being offered by the SNP to replace Sturgeon was "woeful".
Sarwar claimed Yousaf, Forbes and Regan were all now trying to distance themselves from Sturgeon's record in office.
He told MSPs: "It would be interesting to hear if Nicola Sturgeon is proud of the candidates trashing her record in government over the last couple of weeks.
"Because the choice the people of Scotland are being offered by the SNP to replace Nicola Sturgeon is woeful.
"We have a health secretary who is closing an intensive care unit in Ayr after promising to save it just a few weeks ago.
"A finance secretary who repeatedly blocked £15-an-hour for care workers who now, miraculously, is calling for it.
"And Ash Regan, who thinks Scotland can set up a central bank within weeks.
"Three candidates falling over each other to distance themselves from their own government's policies.
"All U-turning on the failed DRS scheme. All wanting to hit the breaks on a National Care Service and all over the place on independence.
"Nicola Sturgeon gave all of these candidates their first step-up in politics. So, I wonder First Minister, with the benefit of hindsight, which one do you regret appointing the most?"
The First Minister responded: "I'm proud of all the governments I've led, and I'm proud of those who have served in these governments.
"I said on the day that I announced I would be stepping down as First Minister that nobody would entice me into expressing a preference for my successor - and Anas Sarwar is not going to manage to do that either.
"But I am confident that whoever succeeds me will continue with that record of success."
Sturgeon added: "Because ultimately, of course, my record in government, and the record of my ministerial team in government, will not be judged by Anas Sarwar or Douglas Ross.
"It will be judged by the people of Scotland."
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