64 MSPs, one up on the number the party achieved in 2106. Sturgeon said in a victory speech that another Scottish independence referendum is the “will of the country”, setting up a continued constitutional clash with Boris Johnson.Combined the pro-independence SNP and Scottish Greens won a total of 72 seats in Holyrood, with the Greens increasing from six to eight MSPs in the campaign.Speaking on Saturday, the First Minister said her first focus would be on the coronavirus pandemic, but that the people of Scotland should be able to decide on the constitutional question “when the time is right”.The Conservatives, led by Douglas Ross, maintained their position as the biggest opposition party with 31 seats, the same number as achieved under.
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