All over bar the coalition…
That’s it. The election is over, the SNP are the largest party in the Scottish Parliament, and Labour have suffered their first nationwide electoral defeat for over 50 years.
All that we need to wait for now is the political horse-trading to take place. The two largest parties, SNP and Labour will try to negotiate a compromise with potential coalition partners, mainly the Liberal Democrats but maybe also the Conservatives and Greens. It is highly likely that this process will take weeks, but the parties have to elect a First Minister within 28 days otherwise there has to be another election!
Meantime, we can continue to pray for an effective, fair and representative government; we can also consider how we can best support, encourage and challenge our MSPs between now and the next election in four years time.