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Other than John Swinney, there is really only one leader who has consistently put their name forward to be first minister - Labour's Anas Sarwar.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

“In 10 years, everybody’s going to do this. California should just be first, because we’re the technology hub of the world,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

"My priority would be, first of all, concealment, because I don't want to be captured," he told AFP.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

Following the election any party will be able to nominate a candidate to be first minister ahead of a Senedd vote.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

It can’t be easy for a loving wife to know she’ll never be first in her husband’s affections, and Mother did know that.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank