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Former Scottish First Minister Salmond announces launch of new pro-independence Party
Ex-Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond, who formerly headed the Scottish National Party (SNP), announced on Friday the launch of a new pro-independence political party, the Alba Party, which he is set to lead into the upcoming Scottish parliamentary elections.
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"Today, I'm announcing the public launch of a new political force, the Alba Party. Alba will contest the upcoming Scottish elections as a list-only party under my leadership seeking to build a supermajority for independence in the Scottish parliament," Salmond said in a video address.
Salmond resigned from the SNP in 2018 as he fought to deny allegations of sexual assault The Scottish parliamentary elections are set to be held on May 6.
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