SNP/ Nicola SturgeonNothing less than majority of seats in the parliament, 65 MSPs or more, would give Sturgeon the momentum to demand a second independence referendum.She has a 50/50 chance of achieving that, according to the polling experts.Although she has stratospheric trust ratings, Sturgeon has to put the pandemic disaster in Scotland behind her and step out of the shadow of the Salmond scandal, neither of which her opponents will let her forget.As usual in election campaigns, the SNP leader has to use her skills to balance talking up independence and making it seem like a safe option for voters.Conservatives/Douglas RossThe Tory aim is to hold onto second place in the poll and crucially to deny the SNP that majority.
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