Scotland's governing party has elected Humza Yousaf, a Muslim and a descendant of Pakistani immigrants, to be the country's next leader.
The group dumped the milk and vandalized a meat and cheese counter calling for a 'plant-based future', was elected by Scotland’s governing party Monday to be the country’s next leader.
SNP members chose Yousaf over Scottish finance minister Forbes by a margin of 52% to 48%, after third-placed candidate Ash Regan was eliminated in a first vote. Turnout among the 72,000 members was 70%.Yousaf has promised to push forward a controversial bill to make it easier for Scottish people to legally change their gender. The bill was passed by the Scottish parliament but blocked by the U.K. government.
Yousaf has also said he wants to build a"settled, sustained" majority for independence. Polls currently suggest Scottish voters are split about evenly on the issue.
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