John Sweeney is the new First Minister of Scotland

The new leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP), John Sweeney, will become Scotland's seventh First Minister after receiving the support of MPs, the Guardian reported.
Traditionally, opposition leaders confronted Mr Sweeney in the vote, which he won with the support of 64 Scottish SNP MPs, while the seven Scottish Greens abstained.
Accepting the nomination as SNP chairman, Sweeney told how he struggled with the decision to run for leader.
He recalled that his wife, Elizabeth Quigley, lives with multiple sclerosis.
"She is tireless in trying to make sure multiple sclerosis doesn't stop her from living life to the fullest, but to her frustration she often has to rely on her husband for support and help," Sweeney said.
He also said he took responsibility for his part in the growing polarization of parliament. His boisterous rants in the chamber are well known, and he has been repeatedly reprimanded for them by the presiding judge. He promised Parliament that all this would stop because he had changed, which drew laughter.
Sweeney, who was deputy first minister in Nicola Sturgeon's government, will be formally sworn in at the Court of Session on May 8. He is expected to change the composition of his cabinet soon after, with Kate Forbes likely to take a leading position./BGNES