Her resignation came out of nowhere. It is still completely open who could succeed Scotland’s Prime Minister Nicola Sturgeon. A famous tennis star is now coming into play on Twitter.
After the announced resignation of Scottish Prime Minister Nicola Sturgeon, the battle for succession begins. The Executive Committee of Sturgeon’s Scottish National Party (SNP) was due to meet on Thursday to set a timetable. A decision is expected by the end of March at the earliest. The 52-year-old’s resignation as party leader and “First Minister” came as a surprise, as there are no natural successor candidates.
Possible candidates are SNP Vice Keith Brown, Treasury Secretary Kate Forbes, Health Secretary Humza Yousaf, Constitutional Secretary Angus Robertson and Deputy Prime Minister John Swinney. However, they only achieve single-digit values in the first surveys.
Sturgeon intends to remain in office until her successor is determined. She announced that she would not make any recommendations. But then a certain tennis player reported on Twitter.
Andy Murray jokes with Nicola Sturgeon on Twitter
The Scottish Prime Minister’s surprising resignation announcement has apparently given tennis star Andy Murray ideas for the time after his sports career. Taking to his Twitter account, the Scottish tennis player commented on a BBC article about Sturgeon’s retirement on Wednesday night, saying: “Interesting vacancy. Planned to go into politics when I quit playing.” Murray captioned the post with a wink smiley.
Sturgeon’s reaction was not long in coming. “I know I said I won’t appoint anyone as my successor, but…” she commented on Murray’s tweet, adding a wink and a tearful smiley to her post.
Murray, who has won three Grand Slam tournaments and was once number one in the world tennis rankings, had considered ending his sports career in 2019 due to persistent problems after a hip injury. Nevertheless, at the age of 35, he is still on the pitch. He is currently ranked 70th in the world.
Scotland: Labor party could benefit from Sturgeon’s resignation
Dozens of supporters of the union with the United Kingdom celebrated the withdrawal in Glasgow on Wednesday evening. Sturgeon is considered the driving force behind the independence movement. Supporters of a detachment now see such a step as a long way off.
The Labor Party in particular could benefit from the resignation. The largest opposition party in the British House of Commons, which is against independence, had lost many votes in Scotland in recent years to Sturgeon’s SNP, which represents similar social democratic positions. Now Labor could be the beneficiary of a potential leadership dispute in the SNP and move closer to a clear victory in the 2024 UK general election.
Source: Stern
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