community. There were pockets of bloggers and Salmond supporters who aired their support for the former First Minister, however on the whole the feedback was quite negative.
The ex-SNP leader will lead the newly created Alba Party which will have candidates on the regional list rather than in specific constituencies.
By doing so Salmond hopes it will create a "super-majority" of independence minded parties in the Holyrood chamber. Many criticised him for deciding to stand as it would take Scotland back to the "old politics" that divides voters, while pro-independence supporters seemed chuffed.
New Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar was out of the blocks first in his criticism, he said: "The people of Scotland deserve so much better than the.
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