Editorial: The Guardian

• Scotland’s first minister, Humza Yousaf, has stepped down following a failed political maneuver that has led to self-inflicted drama for the SNP.
• The SNP is seeking its third leader in 18 months amid lost public trust and signs of serious political turbulence.
• There are severe concerns about the SNP's capacity to handle various important domestic and political matters, including cost of living crisis and Scotland's independence.
• Yousaf's resignation signifies an important inflection point in Scottish politics, with the Labour Party poised for significant gains as per the polls.
• The next SNP leader will urgently need to seek their own version of the reset Yousaf failed to achieve.

Conclusion: The SNP's self-inflicted drama and the resignation of its leader underline a stark political crisis in Scotland. The SNP needs an urgent reset under its next leader, but public trust could have been irreparably eroded.

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