Daily Record Political Editor Paul Hutcheon says party elders want the former Finance Cabinet Secretary to succeed Yousaf.
A Swinney-less field could result in another bitter and nasty SNP leadership contest.
It could pit Kate Forbes, who lost last year to Yousaf, against a Cabinet Secretary such as Jenny Gilruth. Forbes would be favourite but her social conservatism - she said she would have voted against gay marriage - would rip the SNP apart.He is respected on all sides of the party and would be unlikely to be challenged.He was SNP leader in 2000 and resigned after four miserable years in charge.
He was scarred by the experience and told me in the year of the 2014 referendum he would never do it again.Scottish politics The SNP is staring general election defeat in the face and Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar fancies himself to be the next First Minister.They want him to take over but are unsure if he has the stomach for the fight.
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