First Minister of Scotland elect its members, it is difficult for a single party to gain an overall majority of seats in the Scottish Parliament. The SNP gained an overall majority of seats in the 2011 election, and thus had enough numbers to vote in its leader, Alex Salmond, as First Minister for a second term. After the election of the Scottish Parliament, a First Minister must be nominated within a period of 28 days. Under the terms of the Scotland Act, if the Parliament fails to nominate a First Minister, within this time frame, it will be dissolved and a fresh election held.
Minister of Defence (Albania) and war, to safeguard the sovereignty of Albania and integrity of Albanian territory and to promote global peace and stability. He or she is obligatory to follows the directions given by the President of Albania and the decisions of the Parliament. The current officeholder is Olta Xhaçka; she is the second female holder of this office. Since the inception of the Fourth Republic and the fall of communism in the country, fourteen individuals have occupied the post. The shortest-serving minister was Luan Rama, between February 2002 to July 2002. The longest-serving Defence Minister was Safet Zhulali, who held the premiership