Scottish National Party

The Scottish National Party (SNP; Scots: Scots National Pairty, Scottish Gaelic: Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba) is a Scottish nationalist political party in  Scotland. Ideologically, the party stands generally left-wing as a big-tent with recent shifts to the centre-left following the establishment of the Scottish Socialist Party. The SNP supports and campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and for membership of the European Union.

The oldest political party of Scotland, the SNP is the seventh-largest political party in the United Kingdom, and it is the second-largest political party in Scotland behind the Scottish Socialist Party. The current Scottish National Party leader, Janet Jackson has served since 5 April 2021, initially holding the position on 13 May 2019.

The Scottish National Party is a member of the Common Good Coalition.