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Ross Greer bid to be Greens co-leader will deepen rift with rebels
The controversial Green MSP Ross Greer will stand to be the party's next co-leader. The West of Scotland MSP was elected to the Scottish parliament in 2016, at the age of just 21, making him the youngest politician yet elected to the legislature.
Greer, 31, has emerged as a central figure in an increasingly bitter factional rift within the party, in which he has been criticised for his part in passing SNP budgets that cut council funding.
'This is probably the worst-kept secret at Holyrood,' his spokesman said. 'Over the past few weeks he has been approached by many colleagues encouraging him to run.'
His campaign is likely to lead to a bitter battle within the Greens. He faces a potential challenge from rebel members who want a more radical shift in direction and fear Greer will adopt more of the same approach, in which he would seek compromise with the more centrist SNP.
