SCOTLAND’S FIRST MINISTER NICOLA STURGEON RESIGNS

Wed 15 February 2023:

After eight years in the position, Scotland’s First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has resigned.

“This decision comes from a deeper and longer-term assessment. I know it might seem sudden, but I have been wrestling with it, albeit with oscillating levels of intensity, for some weeks,” said Sturgeon as she announced her resignation on Wednesday.

“Essentially, I’ve been trying to answer two questions. Is carrying on right for me? And, more importantly, is me carrying on right for the country, for my party and for the independence, [the] cause I have devoted my life to?

“I understand why some will automatically answer ‘yes’ to that second question. But, in truth, I have been having to work harder in recent times to convince myself that the answer to either of them, when examined deeply, is yes, and I’ve reached the conclusion that it’s not,” she said.

She became the leader of the ruling Scottish National Party (SNP) after the country voted 55 percent to remain a part of the United Kingdom in its 2014 independence referendum.

Sturgeon led the SNP to a resounding victory in the 2015 UK election, winning 56 of 59 seats in Scotland and establishing the party as Britain’s third-largest, before retaining control of the devolved parliament in subsequent elections.

She also criticized the UK’s exit from the European Union, which was opposed by a majority of Scottish voters, and said she wanted a new referendum before the end of 2023.

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