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Humza Yousaf was elected as leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) on Monday, March 27, in Edinburgh, beating Kate Forbes and Ash Regan to the position.

Yousaf succeeds Nicola Sturgeon as leader and is the first Muslim to lead a major UK party.

The new SNP leader received 52.1 percent of the vote once the second preference votes were redistributed following a total turnout of 70 percent among SNP members.

Yousaf will face a vote in the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday to succeed Sturgeon.

Speaking at Murrayfield Stadium after the result was announced, Yousaf called on the party to unite behind him.

He said independence would be won “on the doorsteps,” adding, “we will be the generation to win independence for Scotland.” Credit: SNP via Storyful