As party leaders criss-cross the country in a final mad dash to get the vote out we reduce their core s ix weeks of campaigning messages to just a few sentences.
Scots across the country will head to the polling booths tomorrow, May 6, in what is being described as the most significant election since devolution in 1999.
Nicola Sturgeon (SNP), Anas Sarwar (Labour), Douglas Ross (Tories), Willie Rennie (Lib Dems), Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater (Greens) and Alex Salmond (Alba Party) have been up and down the country over the last month and a half to secure your vote.
Here's what the main party leaders have been saying on the eve of polling day in Scotland:
Nicola Sturgeon - SNP
Speaking before the final day of the Both Votes SNP tour of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon urged Scots to re-elect her as First Minister and let her “get on with the job of leading us out of the pandemic and into a brighter future”.
She said: “By giving both votes to the SNP tomorrow people will get experienced leadership, a serious programme for government, and when the COVID crisis is over the right to decide whether Scotland should be an independent country.”
Anas Sarwar - Labour
Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar : “In this moment of national crisis, we must pull together not go back to fighting among ourselves.
“We know the SNP cannot be trusted with our recovery and are obsessed with the old politics of division and grievance, and we know the Tories don’t have what it takes to stand up to the SNP.”
“If you like what I have been saying and you agree that we need to focus on our national recovery, then you must use both your votes, particularly the second peach vote, for Labour.”
Douglas Ross - Tories
Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross said: “For 14 years, the SNP have failed Scotland by focusing only on their own selfish obsession at the expense of everything else.
“Now, when we need to stick together more than ever and use the firm foundations of the United Kingdom to rebuild Scotland, they want to break up the country and wreck our recovery.”
Willie Rennie - Lib Dems
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie kicked off the final day of campaigning at an airfield in East Lothian, where he claimed the party is on the brink of taking new seats from the Borders to the Highlands.
“The next Parliament must have a needle-sharp focus on helping education bounce back, cutting mental health waits, creating jobs for people desperate for work and taking action on the climate.
“Every Liberal Democrat vote in every part of the country, especially on the peach ballot paper, will help to elect more Liberal Democrat MSPs who will put recovery first.”
Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater - Greens
Green co-leader Patrick Harvie said: “The stakes are high at this election. We’ve shown in our campaign that green voters made a real difference to the last five years, and can have a huge impact in the next five years as we face up to the bold decisions needed to tackle the climate emergency.
“We have a positive vision for Scotland. This is the time to take matters into our own hands, to build a Scotland that can lead Europe in tackling the climate emergency. It’s time to vote like our future depends on it.”
Alba Party
Alba Lead Candidate for Lothian Kenny MacAskill MP said: “We are set to witness a political earthquake on Thursday 6 May with ALBA MSPs being elected for the first time.”
“Alaba is injecting urgency for Independence into this Election. Only a vote for lba on the list will accelerate progress towards Independence at this Election.
"As people realise that a vote for the SNP is wasted on the list, returning zero MSPs and helping elect Unionist MSPs, so support for Alba is rising.”
