With no prospect of victory, Yousaf quit rather than face defeat later this week when Scottish lawmakers were scheduled to vote on motions of no confidence in Yousaf and his government.

Humza Yousaf, the first minister of Scotland, resigned after just 13 months in office following a self-inflicted wound in which he torpedoed his own coalition.

Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf has resigned barely a year into the role after the collapse of his coalition government, a humbling and chaotic departure that throws Scotland’s ruling pro-independence party into a four-week fight for its survival.