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Alex Salmond has launched a new political party in the area.The Alba party will be hoping to secure at least one MSP from the area, however the Scottish Tories are expected to pick up the most seats.The larger geographical seats across Scotland have a range of issues so it is something the candidates will need to be clued up on throughout the campaign.Here's all you need to know about the North East Scotland regional list:At the 2016 election the Scottish Conservatives managed to secure four of the seven seats that were up for grabs on the list.Alex Johnstone, who has sadly passed away, topped the poll for the Tories in the region.Jenny Marra from Scottish Labour was elected in second place, however she is stepping down as an MSP at this

Perthshire -based politician is calling on the Scottish Parliament to be made more family friendly.

Richard Leonard has said the row over whether a leadership challenge can be mounted against the embattled Scottish Labour leader could end up in the courts.MSP Daniel Johnson, who has urged Leonard to stand down, said the view that Holyrood colleagues cannot trigger a contest is legally challengeable.Leonard is fighting to hold on to his job after a mutiny by MSP colleagues.Johnson, James Kelly, Jenny Marra and Mark Griffin have all called on the left-winger to quit, as have four party peers.As revealed by the Daily Record, Johnson and Kelly believe that the signatures of 5 Labour MSPs are required to force a challenge, but Leonard has denied this rule exists.The confusion led to the two MSPs writing to Scottish Labour general secretary

Richard Leonard say they have the numbers required for a leadership challenge against him.MSPs James Kelly and Daniel Johnson claim to have the five signatures necessary for a contest, but they have demanded clarity amid disagreement on the rules.Leonard, who has been in post for nearly three years, is under pressure over terrible election results and dismal opinion polls.Four MSPs - Kelly, Johnson, Jenny Marra and Mark Griffin - have all called on him to quit, as have four party peers.His detractors believe the support of 5 Labour MSPs are required to force a challenge, but Leonard has denied this rule exists.In a letter to Scottish Labour general secretary Michael Sharpe, Kelly and Johnson wrote:“We are writing to you as we feel there is

Richard Leonard to stand down, piling pressure on the embattled party leader.Peers Helen Liddell, ex Defence Secretary George Robertson and Meta Ramsay have urged Leonard to step down.They were joined by fellow Labour peer George Foulkes, but the former MP and MSP is already on the record calling for Leonard to resign.Leonard, leader for nearly three years, is fighting for his political life over terrible election results and dismal opinion polls.In recent days, four of his own MSPs - James Kelly, Jenny Marra, Mark Griffin and Daniel Johnson, all said they had lost confidence in him.In a new development, the four peers told Leonard they were contacting him as “members of the Scottish Labour Party with many years of continuous service to the