Scotland’s former pro-independence government chief Alex Salmond dies

Alex Salmond, the former Prime Minister of Scotland, who led the effort to become independent from the United Kingdom in the 2014 referendum, has died, his political party, the Scottish National Party (SNP), announced this Saturday on the social network X. Announced.

The SNP did not specify the cause of death of the 69-year-old leader.

Salmond led the government of Scotland, one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom, along with England, Wales and Northern Ireland, between 2007 and 2014.

“Alex and I have obviously had our differences over the past few years, but there is no doubt that he has made an enormous contribution to Scottish and British politics. My condolences to his family and friends,” said the SNP member and Scotland Former First Minister Hamza Yusuf wrote in X.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer called Salmond “a monumental figure in Scottish and British politics” who “has left behind a lasting legacy.”

Salmond resigned as head of the Scottish Government following the 2014 independence referendum, in which “No” won with 55% of the vote.

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