Kate Forbes 劇的な pulls out of SNP leader race as devout Christian hints John Swinney has 申し込む／申し出d her a big 職業 にもかかわらず 衝突／不一致 over gay marriage - with 'Sturgeon apologist' now on 跡をつける for a 載冠（式）／即位（式） as Scotland's new First 大臣
Kate Forbes today 劇的な pulled out of the SNP leadership race - putting John Swinney on 跡をつける for a 載冠（式）／即位（式）.
Ms Forbes 発表するd that she had decided getting behind the 退役軍人 MSP is the 'best way to 配達する the 緊急の change Scotland needs'.
Hinting that Mr Swinney had 申し込む／申し出d her a big 職業 - にもかかわらず previous 衝突／不一致s over her devout Christian 対立 to gay marriage - Ms Forbes said she looked 今後 to 'playing my 役割'.?
指名／任命s do not の近くに until next Monday, but it looks 高度に ありそうもない that any other 競争相手 will 現れる now.?
確認するing he was standing earlier, Mr Swinney - Nicola Sturgeon's long-称する，呼ぶ／期間／用語 副 - 延長するd an olive 支店 to Ms Forbes as he said he can '部隊' the party.?
'We are not cohesive 権利 now,' he 認める, 警告 that there would be '堅い times' unless the SNP 'changes'.??
He said Ms Forbes was a?'intelligent, creative, thoughtful person who has much to 与える／捧げる' to public life.
約束ing she would play a '重要な part' in his team - although dodging on whether that meant 存在 his 副 - he 追加するd: 'If elected I will make sure Kate is able to make that 出資／貢献.'
Kate Forbes has now decided not to run against Mr Swinney for Scotland's 最高の，を越す 職業
John Swinney 公式に 開始する，打ち上げるd his SNP leadership 企て，努力，提案 today
投票s have 示すd that while Mr Swinney is more popular の中で SNP 行動主義者s, the wider public would prefer her as First 大臣
In her 声明 this afternoon, Ms Forbes said: '最終的に, I have 結論するd that the best way to 配達する the 緊急の change Scotland needs is to join with John Swinney and 支持する for that 改革（する） 協議事項 within the Scottish 政府.'
Devout Christian Ms Forbes - who 衝突／不一致d 激しく with Mr Swinney over her 対立 to gay marriage as she 辛うじて lost to Mr Yousaf just over a year ago - had pointed to a 'groundswell' of 支援 for her to make another pitch.?
支持者s have also swiped that Mr Swinney is a '連続' 候補者 and 'apologist' for Ms Sturgeon.
She has been 上げるd by a 投票 示すing that while Mr Swinney is more popular の中で SNP 行動主義者s, the wider public would prefer her as First 大臣.?
Mr Swinney told a （人が）群がる at the Grassmarket Community 事業／計画（する） in Edinburgh this morning that he is 'not a 管理人' 選択.
He said: 'I am 申し込む／申し出ing to lead my party through the Westminster 選挙s, to lead us beyond the 2026 選挙s, to contest, which I ーするつもりである to 勝利，勝つ for the SNP and for Scotland.'
Mr Swinney said the party is 'not cohesive just now, we are not together'.?
'We're not operating as one big 統一するd team, but what I am 絶対 確かな about is if the SNP gets its 行為／法令／行動する together it will be a formidable 軍隊 for good in Scotland and a formidable 軍隊 for success in Scotland 同様に and that's what I 申し込む／申し出,' he said.
Mr Swinney, 60, served as Ms?Sturgeon's 副 for almost nine years.
The Perthshire North MSP was also SNP leader between 2000 and 2004, standing 負かす／撃墜する after a poor showing at the European 選挙s.
When he decided not to stand for the leadership last year he said it was time for a new 世代 to take over.??
上級の party members, 含むing Westminster leader Stephen Flynn, Scotland's Health 長官 Neil Gray and Scotland's Education 長官 Jenny Gilruth, have already said they would support Mr Swinney if he decides to stand for 選挙.
He is 推定する／予想するd to make his 声明 at 10.30am at the Grassmarket Community 事業／計画（する） in Edinburgh.
Former Scottish 財政／金融 長官 Kate Forbes has yet to 確認する whether or not she will make any 類似の 声明 on the 未来 leadership of the SNP.
Several 上級の party members have 支援するd the Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch MSP, 含むing Joanna Cherry and Fergus Ewing.
Mr Yousaf 劇的な 発表するd he was quitting earlier this week?
