Alba and Alex Salmond’s supermajority ploy for Indyref2

Alex Salmond says his new party ‘will take some stopping’ at this year’s Scottish elections. 

The former SNP leader is looking to create a supermajority for independence as leader of the newly-formed Alba party, who are only fielding candidates in regional seats. 

Some commentators suggest Alba’s tactics are exploiting flaws in the Scottish voting system.Â