SNP and Scottish Greens: What was the power-sharing deal and why has it broken up?
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Humza Yousaf spoke to journalists about his decision at a press conference
Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf has ended the agreement between his political party and the Scottish Greens.
The Scottish National Party (SNP) was in a power-sharing deal with the Scottish Greens, which means they led the government together.
They had joined up in a deal - called the Bute House Agreement - in 2021.
Now, Humza Yousaf's party will lead with a minority government, which means they might have more difficulty passing laws on changes they want to make.
Read on to find out more about what has happened...
What was the deal between the SNP and Scottish Greens?
From left to right - here's Patrick Harvie, Humza Yousaf (First Minister) and Lorna Slater. Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater are the co-leaders of the Scottish Greens.
The Scottish parliament had been led by the Scottish National Party and the Scottish Green Party since 2021.
The two parties agreed a power-sharing deal when the SNP failed to win a majority in the 2021 Scottish election.
The deal saw the two parties make an agreement about how they will work together and share out the top jobs in government.
The agreement was formed so the parties could have a majority - which means they make up more than half of the members in the parliament.
Political parties are groups of people who have similar opinions or shared goals for how a country should be run. In Scotland, politicians run as MSPs for different political parties so they can group together to pass or oppose laws being made.
MSPs meet in this building in Edinburgh to make decisions about how to run the country
Now that the Scottish Green Party has left the power-sharing deal, the SNP has a minority government.
When MSPs are elected they want to have enough MSPs from their political party to make up a majority in the parliament.
A majority would mean they make up over half of the parliament.
For example, if there were 100 members of a parliament voted in, and 70 of them were from one party, that party would have a majority.
If your political party has less than half of the members of any parliament, you have a minority.
What will happen now?
The SNP is now a minority government. They will still be in charge, but because they make up less than half of parliament, they may have less power to do the things they want.
There are 63 SNP MSPs, and 66 MSPs from different parties, including the Scottish Greens, Scottish Conservatives and Scottish Labour.
By being a minority government, the SNP might have a harder time achieving their goals, as they won't automatically have enough numbers to pass laws.
Any bill needs a majority of members to vote for it for it to pass. A 'bill' is a proposal for a new law, and the word 'pass' means it has been agreed.
For example, the SNP currently wants to get rid of its agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 75% in the next six years. Now, they could have a hard time trying to pass the bill, because the Scottish Greens may want to keep this goal in place, and they no longer have to stick to their previous agreement with the SNP.
Why did this happen?
Lorna Slater and Patrick Harvie spoke to journalists after their meeting with the First Minister (25 April)
Humza Yousaf says he made the decision to end the agreement because he was putting his "party's interests first".
There had been some political disagreements between the SNP and the Scottish Greens over the past few weeks, especially on Scotland's climate change goals.
Humza Yousaf said: "This is the ability to say we are taking control as a party, and indeed as a government."
But the Scottish Greens said that the SNP has "sold out future generations" by ending the agreement.
What have people said about it?
Glenn Campbell, the BBC Scotland Political Editor, said this was a "defining moment" in Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf's leadership of the Scottish government.
"The tensions between the parties were obvious and increasing not least following the recent Scottish government decision to drop some key climate change targets," he said.
Other Scottish political parties have also spoken about the end of the deal.
Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross said he had lodged a vote of no confidence in the first minister.
Mr Yousaf is also facing calls from opposition parties for an election to be held.
Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar said: "The challenges facing our country have never been so great, but Scotland's government has never been so poor and its leadership has never been so weak.
"The people of Scotland didn't vote for this mess and this chaos - so isn't it time to end the circus and call an election?"