John Swinney is elected as Scotland's seventh first minister after becoming the new SNP leader
He is expected to be confirmed in the role and sworn in at a ceremony on Wednesday
Swinney was voted in as the parliament's nominee, achieving a majority at the first vote of 64 votes to 57. The Scottish Greens abstained.
Humza Yousaf, who earlier had formally tendered his resignation as first minister, made a personal statement ahead of the vote
Yousaf paid tribute to his friend John Swinney in his speech, and also called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza
Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross urged the new FM elect to change direction and put Scottish independence on the backburner
Anas Sarwar, for Scottish Labour, also called for a new direction and an end to "incompetence" in managing public services
In his speech, Swinney promised a more collaborative approach and said he would be first minister "for everyone in Scotland"
He said one of his priorities was to eradicate child poverty and he also praised his wife Elizabeth, who has MS, for her support
Image source, PA MediaEarlier, Mr Swinney was pictured joking in the chamber with his two predecessors.
Humza Yousaf was Scotland's second-shortest serving first minister after Labour's Henry McLeish.
But Nicola Sturgeon held the post for more than eight years, which is a record, before she resigned last February.
Mr Swinney is poised to be elected as the country's seventh first minister in 25 years.
It's now the turn of Douglas Ross who says he is putting his name forward, once more, for the position of first minister "because it is past time that Scotland has a leader focused on the issues that really matter to our nation".
"Not another nationalist leader focused on the narrow political interests of the SNP," he says.
The Scottish Conservative leader insists Scotland needs "fresh leadership focused on the national interest".
The SNP has gone from one continuity candidate to another, he adds.
"We're standing today to represent the people's priorities."
He accuses the SNP of having done a "backroom deal with the Greens" so that John Swinney will win.
Scottish Liberal Democrats leader Alex Cole-Hamilton kicks off the series of speeches.
He says that while the SNP has elected to "forego any democratic process to test the idea or motivations of their candidate, I don't think that parliament should."
He says hope is growing in his party, pointing to positive election results in England's local elections last week.
Cole-Hamilton says the SNP has spent 20 years "ignoring the people who do most of the heavy-lifting in our society".
He pledges to improve the NHS, tax social media giants, tackle violence in schools, reduce bills and tackle climate change.
However, he acknowledges that the outcome of the contest is "already decided".
Image source, PA MediaPresiding Officer Alison Johnstone will recommend to the King that the winner of this afternoon's vote become the new first minister
Now that Humza Yousaf has resigned, there will be a vote in the Scottish Parliament this afternoon to choose the preferred first minister.
The Scottish Parliament's presiding officer will then recommend to the King that the winner be appointed as the new first minister.
There will be an official swearing-in ceremony at the Court of Session in Edinburgh. This is likely to happen on Wednesday.
Should the parliament fail to agree a nomination for first minister within 28 days, the presiding officer would be required to propose a date, external for an "extraordinary general election". However, this has never happened in Scotland.
The Scottish parliament has reassembled after Humza Yousaf's speech as outgoing first minister to begin the process of selecting the next first minister.
The four nominations are:
Each candidate will have up to five minutes to speak on behalf of their candidacy.
The presiding officer will read out the names of all the candidates in alphabetical order, and MSPs will be asked to vote Yes once for the candidate of their choice.
Or if they don't back any of the options they will be given the opportunity to abstain.
If John Swinney polls more votes than the other candidates combined, which is the most likely outcome given the parliamentary arithmetic, then he will be elected.
If that doesn't happen in the first round of voting, then the candidate with the fewest votes will drop out and the vote will be rerun.
If it gets down to two candidates then Swinney just needs more votes than the other candidate to win.
After the result is announced the party leaders will get another chance to make a speech before proceedings draw to a close.
The outgoing FM concludes: "My time as first minister is now over.
"Thank you presiding officer it's been an honour and a privilege."
Humza Yousaf turns to a topic close to his heart and he pleads "for one last time" for the international community to stop any further massacre of the innocent people of Gaza.
A full-scale invasion of Rafah will only result in the "slaughter of more innocent civilians", he says.
"Everything possible must be done to demand an immediate ceasefire, a release of all the hostages and an end to arms sales to Israel," Yousaf adds.
Yousaf finishes his thanks by paying tribute to his "dear friend" and likely successor John Swinney, calling him one of the "most empathetic and kind" people he has met over the years.
He said first ministers could make someone's day through small acts of kindness, like stopping for a selfie, or through "transformative policy" like the Scottish child payment.
John Swinney, listening to Humza Yousaf's personal statement
He adds: "I know John will do his family proud, he will do our party proud, and he will do our nation proud as he dedicates his life to the service of Scotland, the country we are all proud to call home and that we all love so dearly."
"A young Humza Yousaf could never have imagined being able to lead this country," says the outgoing FM.
He explains the impact of the racial slur "go home" which he has endured almost every day since he was six years old.
"I have no other home than this one, I never will, I never have. My heart will forever belong to Scotland."
He goes on to say that to have the opportunity to "defy the far right, to defy the racists, to defy the bigots who told me to go home and be in the position to serve my home, to contribute to public life in my home and to have had the opportunity to lead my home, well that has been the most tremendous honour that I didn't think was reserved for people who looked like me".
Yousaf goes on to thank colleagues from across the political spectrum for the kindness over the years.
"This is about more than our politics and our laws, this is about who we are and how we carry ourselves," he says, quoting Donald Dewar's speech to open the Scottish Parliament 25 years ago.
Yousaf points to kind comments from Tavish Scott after his very first speech in Holyrood on 2 June 2011. He says kindness and compassion costs nothing, but can make a whole world of difference.
He thanks members of the civil service for their dedication over the years, as well as his constituents for electing him to begin with.
He also thanks the previous first ministers for trusting him with the position.
Humza Yousaf tells the chamber: "We often, and I'm guilty of this too, lament the toxic nature of our political debate.
"And it's true there is entrenched tribalism that's difficult to free ourselves from."
The outgoing FM says he would rather remember the "kindness and generosity" shown by colleagues over the year.
Now this must be one of the hardest speeches anyone has to make, but outgoing First Minister Humza Yousaf gets to his feet and begins his personal statement after signing a resignation letter to the King.
He begins by saying he will put on record his thanks to people who have supported him on "an incredible journey I have been blessed to be on".
Yousaf thanks the presiding officer for the fairness she has shown him and he promises to be on his best behaviour on the backbenches, which brings some chuckling from the chamber.
If you're just joining us now we are expecting Humza Yousaf to make a personal statement to the chamber after topical questions, which have been running quite late today.
Yousaf has signed a letter to the King tendering his resignation as Scotland's first minister after John Swinney was elected as the SNP's new leader.
Proceedings to elect the new first minister should still begin at 3pm.
You can watch the parliamentary proceedings by pressing on the play icon at the top of the page.
John Swinney is being nominated by Deputy First Minister Shona Robison, with the SNP’s deputy leader Keith Brown seconding his candidature.
Alex Cole-Hamilton is being nominated by former Lib Dem leader Willie Rennie and seconded by the deputy presiding officer Liam McArthur.
Douglas Ross is being nominated by the Scottish Conservative deputy leader Meghan Gallacher and seconded by the party’s business manager Alexander Burnett.
Image source, PA MediaScottish Greens co-leader Lorna Slater says the SNP may have the right to form a government, but the party "does not have an automatic right to our votes".
Ms Slater says she hopes John Swinney, the most likely candidate for first minister, will continue with a "progressive agenda".
She adds: “The Scottish Greens will always work positively and constructively, and not indulge in opposition for its own sake or political game playing."
The party will support the government on an "issue-by-issue basis".
Before we hear from Humza Yousaf there are a couple of important topical questions to be answered.
Labour MSP Colin Smyth asks for the government's response is to reports that a large volume of data has been published on the dark web, following the recent cyber attack on NHS Dumfries and Galloway.
Tory MSP Stephen Kerr will then asks what plans are being made to support the continued operation of the Grangemouth refinery.
The BBC understands the Scottish Greens will not be putting a candidate forward for first minister. They will abstain.
This comes after a rift formed between the Greens and the outgoing first minister Humza Yousaf after he abruptly ended the Bute House agreement less than two weeks ago.
Finance Secretary and Deputy First Minister Shona Robison has nominated John Swinney for first minister and Keith Brown, deputy leader of the SNP, has seconded the nomination.
The parliamentary arithmatic means it is almost certain Swinney will be the next first minister..
The timetable for the afternoon looks a little ambitious now, with topical questions starting late.
Stick with us though and you can watch Humza Yousaf's speech by clicking on the play icon at the top of the page.
Then, after a suspension, we'll have the selection of the first minister process.
Image source, Scottish ParliamentOnce Humza Yousaf's resignation is accepted by the King, parliament has 28 days to nominate a replacement.
The nomination process takes place in the Scottish Parliament this afternoon.
Leaders of other political parties can also put themselves forward during this process, although they would not expect to win. Any MSP can nominate a candidate, although it must be seconded by another member.
If there is more than one candidate, any who secures more than half of all votes will win the nomination.
If no-one reaches that threshold, the candidate with the fewest votes will be eliminated. This process will be repeated until the field is whittled down to two.
At that point, a candidate would only require a simple majority to win the nomination, meaning they only have to gain more votes than their opponent.
The SNP has 63 seats in the parliament, which means it does not have a majority.
However, the party's nominee would be expected to win the vote and become first minister.