Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf resigns after ending power-sharing agreement

• Humza Yousaf resigned Monday after the collapse of his power-sharing agreement with the country's Green Party.
• Yousaf said he had asked the SNP to hold a leadership contest as soon as possible and would remain in post until a new leader is appointed.
• His decision to end the SNP's formal partnership with the Greens, in the hope that the SNP would rule as a minority government with their backing on some issues, was strongly criticized by Green Party members.

Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf resigned on Monday after the collapse of his power-sharing agreement with the country's Green Party.

Scottish National Party (SNP) leader Yousaf was facing a vote of no confidence that he was not expected to survive, after he broke off the agreement with the Green Party last week.

"In ending the Bute House agreement in the manner I did, I clearly underestimated the level of hurt and upset I caused Green colleagues. For a minority government to be able to govern effectively and efficiently, trust in working with the opposition is clearly fundamental," he said in a press conference Monday.

He said he had "concluded that repairing relationships across the political divide can only be done with someone else at the helm," adding he was not "willing to trade my values and principles or deals with whoever simply for retaining power."

Yousaf said he had asked the SNP to hold a leadership contest as soon as possible and would remain in post until a new leader is appointed. He will stay on as a backbencher — a politician without a government post.

The first person of color to lead Scotland, Yousaf said it was an "honour" and "privilege" to serve as first minister.

"People that looked like me were not in positions of political influence"