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Scottish National Party (view source)
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The '''Scottish Nationalist Party''' ('''SNP''') is [[far-left]], [[establishment]] political party in [[Scotland]], which claims to advocate for the "independence" of that country from the [[United Kingdom]]. It was founded in 1934. Its current leader is [[Nicola Sturgeon]] and the party has established an [[Authoritarian|authoritarian regime]] within the devolved jurisdiction of Scotland.<ref>[https://thinkscotland.org/2021/02/how-authoritarian-is-the-snps-rule-in-scotland/ How authoritarian is the SNP’s rule in Scotland?]</ref>
The '''Scottish Nationalist Party''' ('''SNP''') is [[far-left]], [[establishment]] political party in [[Scotland]], which claims to advocate for the "independence" of that country from the [[United Kingdom]]. It was founded in 1934. Its current leader is [[Nicola Sturgeon]] and the party has established an [[Authoritarian|authoritarian regime]] within the devolved jurisdiction of Scotland.<ref name="ts21">[https://thinkscotland.org/2021/02/how-authoritarian-is-the-snps-rule-in-scotland/ How authoritarian is the SNP’s rule in Scotland?]</ref>
== History ==
== History ==
The party first formed a minority government in Scotland at the start of the 3rd Scottish Parliament on 17 May 2007. The government was headed by [[Alex Salmond]] as First Minister.
The party first formed a minority government in Scotland at the start of the 3rd Scottish Parliament on 17 May 2007. The government was headed by [[Alex Salmond]] as First Minister.
[[Nicola Sturgeon]] became party leader and First Minister in 2014 following the resignation of Alex Salmond in 2014 in the wake of the pro-"independence" ''Yes Scotland'' campaign being unsuccessful the 2014 Scottish independence referendum. Her premiership has been blatantly authoritarian, with commentators describing a merging of state and party similar to previous totalitarian regimes such as [[Hitler]]'s Germany or [[Stalin]]'s [[USSR]].<ref name="ts21" />
== Ideology and policies ==
== Ideology and policies ==