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Nicola Sturgeon will launch her bid to replace Alex Salmond as SNP leader and first minister of Scotland, making clear she still backs independence.Nicola Sturgeon will launch her bid to replace Alex Salmond as SNP leader and first minister of Scotland, making clear she still backs independence.
Ms Sturgeon, currently her party's deputy leader, will make her move after Mr Salmond's decision to stand down following the referendum "No" vote.Ms Sturgeon, currently her party's deputy leader, will make her move after Mr Salmond's decision to stand down following the referendum "No" vote.
It will trigger a contest for the deputy leadership, but she will not adopt any candidate as a running mate.It will trigger a contest for the deputy leadership, but she will not adopt any candidate as a running mate.
Ms Sturgeon will also pay tribute to Mr Salmond at her campaign launch.Ms Sturgeon will also pay tribute to Mr Salmond at her campaign launch.
The MSP for Glasgow Southside, who is the clear favourite to succeed Mr Salmond, may not even face a contest.The MSP for Glasgow Southside, who is the clear favourite to succeed Mr Salmond, may not even face a contest.
In setting out her leadership plans, she will make clear she continues to support independence.In setting out her leadership plans, she will make clear she continues to support independence.
But she will also express her willingness to work with the Smith commission to boost Holyrood's powers.But she will also express her willingness to work with the Smith commission to boost Holyrood's powers.
Cabinet backing Glenn Campbell, BBC Scotland political correspondent
Ms Sturgeon will also pay tribute to Mr Salmond, who she regards as her mentor, and will pledge to hold the UK parties to account on their "vow" of delivering more powers to Scotland's devolved parliament. She has been Alex Salmond's deputy for a decade.
They stood together for the top two leadership positions in the SNP in 2004 and their partnership has endured ever since.
But Nicola Sturgeon wants to be seen as her own person, with her own ideas, rather than an imitation Alex Salmond.
She is the clear favourite to succeed him, having already been endorsed by most of the Cabinet, and may not face a challenge.
Any party member wishing to take her on has three weeks to find 100 nominations from at least 20 different branches.
In announcing her intention to stand down as deputy leader, Ms Sturgeon has triggered an election for that post which is likely to be contested.
The winners will be chosen in a postal ballot of all 52,000 party members, with the results to be announced at the SNP conference in Perth at midday on 13 November.
Ms Sturgeon will not offer any potential deputy a joint ticket, which is the first sign of her doing things a little differently from Mr Salmond.
Ms Sturgeon will also pay tribute to Mr Salmond, whom she regards as her mentor, and will pledge to hold the UK parties to account on their "vow" of delivering more powers to Scotland's devolved parliament.
Almost every member of the Scottish cabinet has publicly backed Ms Sturgeon to replace Mr Salmond as SNP leader and first minister.Almost every member of the Scottish cabinet has publicly backed Ms Sturgeon to replace Mr Salmond as SNP leader and first minister.
The contest to find a new deputy leader is much less clear, amid suggestions the post should go to an SNP MP, given the current focus on devolving powers from Westminster to Holyrood. Any party member wishing to stand against her has three weeks - until 16:00 on 15 October - to declare. A valid nomination needs to be endorsed by 100 party members from at least 20 local branches.
Ms Sturgeon's appointment as Scotland's first minister would need to be approved by a vote of parliament, but would be seen through by the SNP's parliamentary majority. The contest will be decided by a ballot of all party members, with papers to be sent out on 22 October. They will need to be returned by 12 November.
Mr Salmond expects to hand over power to his successor as SNP leader at the party's conference in November. The result will be announced at the SNP conference in Perth at midday on Thursday 13 November.
The contest will be decided by a ballot of party members. The deputy leadership race, the probable outcome of which much less clear, will run to the same timetable.
Meanwhile, the SNP now claims to be the third largest party in the UK, after the party said its membership stood at more than 50,000, which it said overtook the figure for the Liberal Democrats UK wide, reported to be 43,451. The 26,000 new members the SNP has recruited since the independence referendum will be entitled to vote, as long as they signed up before Wednesday.
Ms Sturgeon's appointment as Scotland's first minister would need to be approved by a vote of parliament, but would be ensured by the SNP's parliamentary majority.
Meanwhile, the SNP now claims to be the third largest party in the UK, after the party said its membership stood at more than 50,000, which it said overtook the figure for the Liberal Democrats UK-wide, reported to be 43,451.