(FILES) Member of the Scottish National Party (SNP) John Swinney reacts after delivering a speech to announce his intentions of running for the SNP leadership as well as his candidacy for the Scotland's First Minister position, during a press statement at the Grassmarket Community Project, in Edinburgh, on May 2, 2024. Scotland's parliament approved John Swinney as the country's new First Minister on May 7, 2024, a day after he was named leader of the ruling Scottish National Party. Swinney, 60, succeeds Humza Yousaf, who formally resigned from the role earlier in the day following his announcement last week that he would step down. (Photo by ANDY BUCHANAN / AFP)