Scottish Green co-leaders set for Government jobs as members approve power-sharing with SNP
Members voted on the deal at a special meeting in Glasgow
Last updated 28th Aug 2021
Scottish Green members and the party council have backed the agreement which will see co-leaders Lorna Slater and Patrick Harvie become junior ministers in the Scottish Government alongside the SNP.
Member voted to support the deal at Saturday morning's extraordinary general meeting following a two-hour debate.
It's the first time the Greens have been represented in government anywhere in the UK.
The Greens required to back the Scottish Government in confidence votes and annual budgets as they work on a raft of agreed policy areas, including tackling the climate emergency, Scottish independence and rent controls.
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Public disagreement between the parties would only be allowed on a set of agreed topics, such as aviation policy, green ports, direct financial support to businesses involved in the aerospace, defence and security sectors, field sports and the economic principles related to concepts of sustainable growth and inclusive growth.
The draft powersharing agreement was formally announced by First Minister and SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon along with the two Scottish Green co-leaders at her official residence, Bute House in Edinburgh, on August 20.
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The Scottish Conservatives branded the deal as creating a "coalition of chaos'' focused on independence, while Scottish Labour said the coalition of cuts'' is adisaster for Scotland''.
SNP members also backed the deal following a non-binding consultation, with 94.9% of votes cast in support of the powersharing agreement.
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