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.
Queen Elizabeth 2 a lifeboat. The crew members involved were dismissed from service. On 5 November 2004, "Queen Elizabeth 2" became Cunard's longest serving express liner, surpassing the RMS "Aquitania"s 35 years, while on 4 September 2005, during a call to the port of Sydney, Nova Scotia, "QE2" became the longest serving Cunarder, surpassing the s record. On 20 February 2007 "Queen Elizabeth 2", while on her annual world cruise, met her running mate and successor flagship "QM2" (herself on her maiden world cruise) in Sydney Harbour, Australia. This was the first time two Cunard "Queens" had been together in Sydney since the