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The Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Bòrd Dreuchdan Breithneachaidh na h-Alba) is an advisory non-departmental public body of the Scottish Government responsible for making recommendations on appointments to certain offices of the judiciary of Scotland.
The Cabinet Secretary for Transport (Scottish Gaelic: Rùnaire a' Chaibineit airson Còmhdhail) is a position in the Scottish Government Cabinet.The Cabinet Secretary has responsibilities for transport and its associated infrastructure in Scotland.
The Budget is the Scottish government’s opportunity to set out its tax and spending plans for the next financial year, which runs from 1 April 2025 until 31 March 2026.
The Scottish electoral system is designed to make single-party government difficult to achieve. [5] The Scottish National Party (SNP) has been in power in Scotland since 2007. [6] The Scottish Parliament election in 2021 resulted in a hung parliament with the SNP winning 64 seats, one short of an overall majority. [7]
[1] [2] [3] The incumbent Scottish Government, the Swinney government, is a Scottish National Party (SNP) minority government which was formed in May 2024 [4] and is headed by first minister John Swinney. [5]
Scottish National Party (SNP): The current party forming the Scottish Government is the Scottish National Party (SNP), which won 64 of 129 seats available in the 2021 Scottish Parliament election and 44.2% of the vote, one more seat than in 2016. [55]
Nicola Sturgeon formed the third Sturgeon government following her Scottish National Party's victory in the 2021 Scottish Parliament election.Sturgeon was nominated by a vote of the 6th Scottish Parliament for appointment to the post of First Minister on 18 May 2021 and announced the formation of a new Scottish National Party minority government on 19 May.
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