It seems that the leader of the “independence party” in Scotland doesn’t understand the voting system used for the Holyrood elections. He claims that by voting for his party on the “regional” ballot of the AMS system used, that people are voting for who they want as First Minister of the Parliament.
This “deluded eejit” was elected leader of his party by a small select group: his party members not, the great mass of people who will be voting in this election. The same applies to the other party leaders, voted to that position by a small, select group of members.
When all the votes are in and counted there will be 129 MSPs in Parliament. One of them will be elected as the Presiding Officer. The other 128 will then have 28 days to elect a First Minister and that person will be asked to create an Executive Administration. The FM is, therefore, elected by a small, select group much like the leaders of the political parties.
So, despite the votes of the majority of the population, its only a very small minority of people who actually elect the FM.
