Nicola Sturgeon has taken over the leadership of the Scottish National Party (SNP) and will become Scotland's new first minister next week. Alex Salmond, speaking at the conference, received a standing ovation.
Nicola Sturgeon paid tribute to Alex Salmond giving the outgoing First Minister, who has taken the SNP from being a party of opposition to majority government at Holyrood, the "biggest thank you".
She also congratulated Mr Hosie, saying he would an "outstanding" deputy leader for the party, as she told him: "I look forward immensely with you at my side to leading this party to even bigger and better times ahead."
Ms Sturgeon was confirmed as the new SNP leader at the start of the party's annual conference in Perth.
She takes over the reins after Alex Salmond announced he was stepping down as both party leader and First Minister in the wake of the referendum defeat.
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