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Nicola Sturgeon legally sworn in as First Minister

The SNP leader was selected as the Scottish Parliament’s nominee for First Minister on Tuesday.

Nicola Sturgeon legally sworn in as First Minister — Nicola Sturgeon was sworn in at the Court of Session in Edinburgh. (Jane Barlow/PA Media)

STV News

19th May 2021

Nicola Sturgeon has been legally sworn in as Scotland’s First Minister during a ceremony at the Court of Session in Edinburgh.

The SNP leader took the statutory declarations of office during the physically-distanced ceremony, before Lord President Lord Carloway, Lord Justice Clerk Lady Dorrian, and Lord Menzies.

Sturgeon was selected as the Scottish Parliament’s nominee for First Minister on Tuesday, securing 64 of a potential 129 votes from MSPs in the wake of the SNP’s election victory.

Nicola Sturgeon is sworn in as Scotland’s First Minister (Jane Barlow/PA)<br>”/><cite class=cite></cite></div><figcaption aria-hidden=true>Nicola Sturgeon is sworn in as Scotland’s First Minister (Jane Barlow/PA)<br> <cite class=hidden></cite></figcaption></figure><p>During the ceremony, Lord Carloway said that because of the coronavirus pandemic, the First Minister had “experienced more acutely both the great legal and moral responsibility” of the role during the past 15 months.</p><p>Reflecting on the impact of the pandemic on Scotland’s legal system, he said: “There are few situations in a society which is governed by the rule of law in which the courts will agree, in effect, to suspend their normal functioning. The immediate onset of the pandemic was one.</p><figure class=wp-block-image><div class=relative><img loading=lazy decoding=async src=https://news.stv.tv/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/43a19cea5a446625deef68a46c2aa1eb.jpg width=1280 height=827 srcset=

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