Scotland’s former First Minister, Alex Salmond dies at 69.
Salmond led the country between 2007 and 2014 during the independence referendum, took ill while in North Macedonia.
According to BBC report, he resigned from the SNP in 2008 and later formed the pro-independence Alba Party in 2021.
Confirming the incident, Scottish Labour leader, Anas Sarwar said the news would “come as a shock” to all who knew him in the UK and beyond.
He added: “Alex was a central figure in politics for over three decades and his contribution to the Scottish political landscape cannot be over stated.”
