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Daily Record Political Editor Paul Hutcheon says Yousaf, who won the SNP contest today, has a short period in which to stamp his authority on his divided party

Having styled himself as the continuity candidate, the leadership contest has highlighted how much needs to change inside the party

Mr Yousaf said he would seek the powers to hold another independence referendum immediately.

The party is to continue with the Bute House agreement that brought it into government in Scotland.

The party council unanimously voted to support Humza Yousaf in becoming First Minister and to continue with the Bute House Agreement.

Scottish nationalists picked Humza Yousaf to be the country's next leader on Monday after a bitterly fought contest that exposed deep divisions in his party over policy and a stalled independence campaign. The 37-year-old practicing Muslim succeeds Nicola Sturgeon as leader of the governing Scottish National Party (SNP) and will…

Humza Yousaf narrowly succeeds over conservative Christian Kate Forbes to win the contest for leader of the SNP, pledging to continue the fights for gender self-identification and Scottish independence championed by Nicola Sturgeon.

Humza Yousaf is the first Scottish politician from an ethnic minority to become first minister after winning the race to replace Nicola Sturgeon as SNP leader.

The Finance Secretary said she backed Humza Yousaf after he was announced as the new SNP leader.