Just last month, he told himself ” full of energy “. Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon surprised everyone this morning by announcing his resignation after eight years in power. A record longevity for the one who was the first woman to lead Scotland.
A “maturely considered” decision.
It is with great emotion that he then declared, during a press conference, to leave his office: ” In my head and in my heart I know it’s the right time, it’s the right time for me, for my party and for the country “. She also specified that she would continue to occupy her role pending the appointment of a person to succeed her.
” I am a human being “, she continued, evoking, behind her decision, family upheavals, the death of a loved one, the difficulty of having a coffee with a friend, or being able to go out for a walk alone…
Resignation that comes a few months after his bill to support trans people
Much appreciated by the Scottish people, and standard-bearer of the independence cause, Nicola Sturgeon had been weakened by a bill aimed at facilitating the change of marital status for trans peopleincluding children under 16 and simplifying some administrative procedures to obtain theirs Gender Recognition Certificate (RCMP) without a medical diagnosis. A proposal that sparked much debate, before being adopted by the Scottish Parliament last December, then rejected in January by the British government of Rishi Sunak.
The Prime Minister hastened to rebel against this unprecedented veto, denouncing a “frontal attack” against the democratically elected Scottish Parliament and his own “ability to make own decisions” :
Among the transphobic arguments of his detractors were those of a provision that would allow sexual predators easier access to places reserved for women, such as bathrooms or changing rooms. A controversy fueled at the end of January by the planned imprisonment of sla Bryson, a transgender woman convicted of two rapes before transitioning, in a female institution.
Despite everything, Nicola Sturgeon has said that his resignation has nothing to do with it “recent pressure”rather by evoking an exhaustion that would no longer allow him to give 100% for his country, however welcoming the ” privilege “who had to exercise” the best job in the world “.
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Source: Madmoizelle
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