Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has held her Glasgow Southside seat

Описание: Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has held her Glasgow Southside seat, seeing off Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar.

The First Minister won 19,735 votes, compared to Mr Sarwar’s 10,279, a majority of 9,456.

Speaking after retaining her Glasgow Southside seat in the Holyrood election, SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon said: “At this stage I am extremely happy that the SNP appears to be on course for a fourth consecutive election victory and to be on course to have the privilege of forming a government again.

“If that is indeed the outcome of this election I pledge today to get back to work immediately to continue to steer this country through the crisis of Covid, to lead this country into recovery from Covid, and then, when the time is right, to offer this country the choice of a better future.”

Nicola Sturgeon also addressed the confrontation on polling day when she was accosted in the street by the former deputy leader of Britain First, Jayda Fransen, who stood as an independent in Glasgow Southside.

Speaking after winning the constituency while Ms Fransen secured 46 votes, Ms Sturgeon said: “Yesterday, not for the first time, the constituency was targeted by far-right thugs.

“The far-right thug who led that confrontation got 46 votes and I’m proud that once again Glasgow Southside has shown the racists and the fascists that they are not welcome in Glasgow Southside, they are not welcome in Glasgow and they are not welcome anywhere in Scotland and let that be a note of unity.”

On Thursday Ms Sturgeon called convicted criminal Ms Fransen “racist” after she accused the First Minister of “flooding” the country with immigrants.

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