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Scotland’s new first minister

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Scotland’s new first minister

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What’s up in Scotland this year? It just so happens that quite a lot is up in the land of haggis, castles and loch monsters. And it’s all to do with the Scottish National Party.

 

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In February, Nicola Sturgeon, resigned as Scotland’s first minister after eight years of service. Although it’s not the whole reason, Sturgeon has said that rumour-mongering played a large part in her decision to step down.

 

In an interview, Sturgeon said that she “was drained by the unrelenting and unforgiving pressures of modern politics”. The former first minister has expressed the need for more privacy in her personal life. While Sturgeon is aware that she can’t go from being in the limelight to being anonymous, she wants to be able to take freedom and privacy for granted.

Sturgeon has been victim of rumours about her finances, sexuality and marriage. She says, “I read accounts of my life on social media and I think, you know, it is so much more glamorous sounding and so much more exciting.”

 

Who has succeeded Nicola Sturgeon?

 

Humza Yousaf from the Scottish National Party was voted in as the new first minster. At 37-years-of-age, Yousaf is the youngest first minister in the history of Scotland and, with a Pakistani Muslim heritage, he is also the first from a minority ethnic background. That’s a lot of firsts for the first minister and Scotland!

Yousaf beat Kate Forbes, his closest rival from the Scottish National Party, by gaining 52% of votes compared to her 48%. After being elected, Humza Yousaf said that “becoming Scotland’s first Muslim leader sends a strong message to every single person out there who feels that they don’t belong”. Yousaf himself has been victim to relentless racist and Islamophobic abuse, and as well as fighting for an independent Scotland, he counts on upholding Nicola Sturgeon’s socially inclusive agenda to make minority groups in politics feel accepted and respected.

whole: tout le…

rumour-mongering: l’acte de colporter des rumeurs

to step down: démissionner

unrelenting: incessant

to express: exprimer

to be aware: d’être conscient

in the limelight: sous les projecteurs

accounts: (ici) des récits, des témoignages

to belong: (ici) trouver sa place

relentless: incessant

to uphold: maintenir

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