Greens to Join Government in Scotland, Bolstering Independence Cause

Scotland's First Minister and leader of the Scottish National Party Nicola Sturgeon reacts after being declared the winner of the Glasgow Southside seat at Glasgow counting centre in the Emirates Arena in Glasgow, on May 7, 2021. Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

Lawmakers in Scotland return from the summer recess to an altered political landscape in the Scottish Parliament, as the Green Party joins the ruling SNP in a cooperation agreement that will result in their first ever ministerial appointments in the UK.

First Minister and SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon is expected to lay out the details of the agreement, which was hashed out this weekend between the two pro-independence parties.