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.
2012 in Singapore 2012 in Singapore The following lists events that happened during 2012 in the Republic of Singapore. 3 February – Dr Toh Chin Chye, one of the founding fathers of Singapore, died in his sleep on 3 February 2012 at 9:30 am (GMT+8). He was 90 years of age. He was the one who helped to design Singapore's national flag and was Singapore's former Deputy PM from 1965–1968 and as well serving as Minister for Science and Technology (1968–1975) and Minister for Health (1975–1981). He was survived by his son-in-law and four grandchildren aged 4 to 15. His funeral was held