Former First Minister of Scotland Alex Salmond passes away
Alex Salmond, the former First Minister of Scotland, died this Saturday at the age of 69. He was giving a speech in North Macedonia when he collapsed, according to BBC,
Salmond led Scotland between 2007 and 2014, the year of the failed independence referendum, after which he resigned from the post.
The late Scottish leader had brought the SNP (Scottish National Party) to power by winning the Scottish Parliament elections in 2007. Four years later, the party won an unprecedented majority in the elections, paving the way for a referendum. in which scots They supported remaining in the United Kingdom by 55% to 45%.,
After the failure, he had a falling out with his successor in office, Nicola Sturgeondue to the mismanagement of their government complaints of harassment against them And Left the SNP in 2018,
Salmond was eventually acquitted of serious sexual offenses at a trial in Edinburgh in 2020 and later formed Alba Independence Party In 2021, which has one deputy in the SNP-dominated regional legislature.
Starmer and Sunak expressed their condolences
After hearing the news, the British Prime Minister, Labor keir starmerHas described Salmond as “a monumental figure in Scottish and British politics”.
Starmer said, “As First Minister of Scotland, he cared deeply about Scotland’s heritage, history and culture, as well as the communities he served during his many years of service as an MP and MP. represented.”
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Scottish Labor Party spokesman Anas Sarwar paid tribute to “a central figure” in Scottish politics for decades, saying:His contribution to the Scottish political landscape cannot be underestimated,
Salmond was a well-known political figure in the United Kingdom and was identified with the cause of Scottish independence, which he had defended from his youth.