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This lesson examines the minor and nationalist parties that play an important role in UK politics, including the SNP, Plaid Cymru, the Green Party, and Reform UK.
Although the UK's First Past the Post system tends to favour two major parties, minor and nationalist parties play several important roles:
| Feature | Detail |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1934 |
| Ideology | Scottish nationalism, social democracy, pro-EU, pro-independence |
| Key leader | Alex Salmond (led independence campaign), Nicola Sturgeon (longest-serving FM), Humza Yousaf, John Swinney |
| Electoral success | Dominant in Scottish Parliament since 2007; won 56 of 59 Scottish seats at Westminster in 2015 |
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