Humza Yousaf has been picked by the Scottish nationalists on Monday (March 27) to be the country’s next leader, replacing Nicola Sturgeon as leader of Nicola Sturgeon as head of the Scottish National Party (SNP) and leader of Scotland’s devolved government.
The 37-year-old Yousaf netted 52 per cent of the final votes of SNP members. He said he felt like the “luckiest man in the world” as he made his victory speech and also vowed to be “the generation that delivers independence”.
After the result was announced, Yousaf said he would make a renewed push for independence and also that he would concentrate on tackling the cost of living crisis as he set out his goals.
“The people of Scotland need independence now more than ever before, and we will be the generation that delivers it,” he said in Edinburgh after the result.
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