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The Scottish National Party is a Scottish nationalist and social democratic political party. It has governed Scotland since 2007.
The first SNP administration led by Alex Salmond as First Minister of Scotland, here seated next to Nicola Sturgeon in Bute House
Nicola Sturgeon led the party and served as First Minister for nine years from November 2014 to March 2023.
Sturgeon addresses journalists at Bute House over her plans to hold a referendum in 2023, a proposal that would fail after the Supreme Court ruled the parliament didn't have the power.
The 2016 Scottish parliament election was held on Thursday, 5 May 2016 to elect 129 members to the Scottish Parliament. It was the fifth election held since the devolved parliament was established in 1999. It was the first parliamentary election in Scotland in which 16 and 17 year olds were eligible to vote, under the provisions of the Scottish Elections Act. It was also the first time the three largest parties were led by women.
Image: Kezia Dugdale 2016 (cropped)
Image: Scottish Green Leadership 2016
Image: Official Portrait of Willie Rennie MSP