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| Alex Salmond to deliver resignation statement | Alex Salmond to deliver resignation statement |
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| Alex Salmond will address parliament for the last time as first minister before standing down from the job. | Alex Salmond will address parliament for the last time as first minister before standing down from the job. |
| Opposition leaders will also have a chance to bid farewell to Mr Salmond, ahead of Nicola Sturgeon's expected appointment to the post. | Opposition leaders will also have a chance to bid farewell to Mr Salmond, ahead of Nicola Sturgeon's expected appointment to the post. |
| Ms Sturgeon took over the SNP leadership from her former boss during the party's conference at the weekend. | Ms Sturgeon took over the SNP leadership from her former boss during the party's conference at the weekend. |
| Mr Salmond is staying on as an MSP but he is also considering standing for Westminster in the May 2015 election. | Mr Salmond is staying on as an MSP but he is also considering standing for Westminster in the May 2015 election. |
| He decided to quit as first minister and SNP leader in the wake of the "No" vote in September's Scottish independence referendum. | He decided to quit as first minister and SNP leader in the wake of the "No" vote in September's Scottish independence referendum. |
| Ms Sturgeon is expected to be voted in as first minister by parliament on Wednesday. | Ms Sturgeon is expected to be voted in as first minister by parliament on Wednesday. |
| Mr Salmond is Scotland's longest-serving first minister, having had the job since the SNP came to power in 2007. | Mr Salmond is Scotland's longest-serving first minister, having had the job since the SNP came to power in 2007. |
| The first minister's final address to the parliament can be watched in full, live or on demand, from around 2.20pm at BBC Scotland's Democracy Live website. | The first minister's final address to the parliament can be watched in full, live or on demand, from around 2.20pm at BBC Scotland's Democracy Live website. |
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