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The Scottish Greens are a green political party in Scotland. The party has seven MSPs in the Scottish Parliament as of May 2021. As of the 2022 local elections, the party sits on 13 of the 32 Scottish local councils, with a total of 36 councillors. They held two ministerial posts in the first Yousaf government following a power-sharing agreement with the SNP from August 2021 until the end of the Bute House Agreement in April 2024, marking the first time Green Party politicians formed part of a government in the UK.

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SNP and Scottish Greens power-sharing deal ends following climate target row The SNP and Scottish Greens power-sharing deal has formally ended following a row over a climbdown on climate targets, Sky News understands. Sky News - Published on April 25, 2024
Scottish Greens unveil by-election candidate to replace COVID rule-breaker Margaret Ferrier The Scottish Greens have announced their candidate in the forthcoming by-election to replace COVID rule-breaker Margaret Ferrier. Sky News - Published on August 22, 2023
Scottish Greens co-leader hopes to 'continue to work with' SNP The co-leader of the Scottish Greens has said she hopes her party can continue to work with the SNP when it elects its new leader. Sky News - Published on March 26, 2023

Sturgeon says SNP's deal with Greens makes case for independence referendum 'undeniable' The new power-sharing agreement between the SNP and the Scottish Greens is "ground-breaking" and makes the case for a second independence referendum "undeniable", Nicola Sturgeon has said. Sky News - Published on August 31, 2021
PM condemned over 'downright dangerous' plan to allow North Sea fuel drilling The UK government's policy on allowing the extraction of new oil and gas from the North Sea is "downright dangerous", the co-leader of the Scottish Green Party has told Sky News. Sky News - Published on August 27, 2021
SNP and Scottish Greens' power-sharing agreement is 'groundbreaking', Sturgeon says Nicola Sturgeon has described a new power-sharing agreement between the SNP and the Scottish Greens as "groundbreaking". Sky News - Published on August 20, 2021

Scottish Greens close to deal to enter government for first time in UK history The Scottish Greens are close to a deal that would see them enter government for the first time in British history. Sky News - Published on August 20, 2021