Scottish Prime Minister Humza Yousaf resigned today, further opening the door for the opposition Labor Party in Great Britain to win back votes in Scotland in national elections expected later this year, Reuters reports.
Yousaf resigned as head of the Scottish National Party (SNP) after a week of chaos caused by his termination of the coalition agreement with the Scottish Greens.
He then failed to secure enough support to "survive" a no-confidence vote against him expected later this week.
Stepping down just over a year after replacing Nicola Sturgeon as first minister and leader of the SNP, Yousaf said it was time for someone else to lead Scotland's devolved government.
The SNP is losing popular support after 17 years at the head of the Scottish government. Earlier this month, polling agency IouGov said the Labor Party had overtaken the SNP in voting intentions for the Westminster election for the first time in a decade.
Labour's resurgence in Scotland adds to the challenge facing British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's Conservative Party, which is lagging far behind Labor in opinion polls across the UK.
The Scottish Parliament now has 28 days to choose a new prime minister before an election is forced, with former SNP leader John Sweeney and Yousaf's former leadership rival Kate Forbes seen as possible successors.
If the SNP is unable to find a new leader with parliamentary support, a Scottish election will be held.
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