Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf resigned on Monday ahead of a vote of no confidence on Wednesday that appeared he would lose. His resignation comes little more than a year after he took up the post, becoming the first non-white and first Muslim leader of Scotland. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Read More: Meet the New Face of Scotland “I cannot tell you what an honour it is being the first minister of the country I love, the country I’m raising my family in and the only country I will ever call home,” Yousaf said from Bute House, the official residence of the First Minister. The 39-year-old leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) was facing votes of no confidence after ending the SNP’s power sharing agreement with the Scottish Greens last Thursday. Scotland’s coalition government collapsed following a bitter row over the Scottish government’s decision to abandon a major carbon emissions target.