Outgoing Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon had a historic tenure as both Scotland’s first female leader and the country’s longest-serving one yet. The contest to succeed her has proven no less historic, delivering the country its first ever ethnic minority and Muslim leader in Humza Yousaf. “As immigrants of this country who knew barely a word of English, they could not have imagined in their wildest dreams that their grandson would one day be on the cusp of being the next First Minister of Scotland,” Yousaf said of his grandparents during his acceptance speech at Edinburgh’s Murrayfield Stadium.
Why Humza Yousaf’s Win Is Historic For Scotland
Yasmeen Serhan, Time: World
Mon, 03/27/2023 - 6:16am
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