The Scottish Nationalist Party (SNP) first came to power in 2007 on a nascent independence wave. They managed to effect a 2014 independence vote, and, even though they lost that referendum at the ball.
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The SNP has appointed Murray Foote, its former head of communications, as its new chief executive just five months after he quit his post following a scandal over false membership figures during the race to replace Nicola Sturgeon as SNP leader.
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon addresses a news conference on the release of a second independence paper at Bute House July 14, 2022 in Edinburgh,