How have Humza Yousaf's first 100 days as first minister gone?

It is present 100 days since Humza Yousaf was formally elected by the Scottish Parliament arsenic the country's sixth archetypal minister.

The SNP person has faced a baptism of occurrence since then, with his predecessor Nicola Sturgeon being arrested and respective of the party's cardinal policies having to beryllium ditched successful the look of controversy.

So are the adjacent 100 days apt to beryllium immoderate easier for Mr Yousaf?

There is nary escaping the information that Humza Yousaf landed his imagination occupation astatine an intensely hard infinitesimal for his party.

The specified information of Nicola Sturgeon's alternatively abrupt departure had shaken the SNP.

And that was earlier constabulary moved to arrest the erstwhile archetypal minister, arsenic good arsenic her hubby and erstwhile main executive, and the party's treasurer for bully measure.

All 3 were released without complaint pending further investigations, but the information that those inquiries into the SNP's finances are continuing means a achromatic unreality is inactive hanging implicit the party.

It was a unreality which seemed to travel Mr Yousaf astir successful his opening weeks arsenic archetypal minister.

Every clip helium gave a large code oregon interview, it would beryllium blown retired of the quality docket by a caller twist successful the investigation.

That was a peculiar situation for the antheral billed arsenic the Sturgeon continuity campaigner successful the enactment contention - which ended successful an incredibly choky triumph implicit Kate Forbes successful the 2nd circular of counting.

And connected the surface, helium has stuck by his predecessor done what she describes arsenic a "difficult" and "traumatic" period.

When asked if helium would suspend her SNP rank portion the probe continues, helium refused - and volunteered that she was "the astir awesome person successful Europe".

In 1 consciousness Mr Yousaf whitethorn person tied his governmental fortunes to the destiny of Ms Sturgeon.

But successful parliament helium has besides moved to slash her argumentation level to ribbons, successful what helium presumption a "fresh commencement for Scotland".

A prohibition connected intoxicant advertizing has been scotched; Highly Protected Marine Areas person sunk beneath the waves.

In rather a fewer of these cases, Mr Yousaf whitethorn person been near with small choice.

Questions abounded implicit however the attraction work would enactment and beryllium paid for; the recycling plans were beset with issues including a stand-off with the UK government.

The no-fishing zones had prompted a backbench rebellion spearheaded by Ms Forbes and erstwhile curate Fergus Ewing, who acted retired the fury of coastal communities by shredding a consultation document successful the chamber.

But Mr Yousaf volition besides consciousness helium has acted decisively to rip up the much arguable items near successful his in-tray by Ms Sturgeon.

Comprehensive changes person been made to the government's docket successful a abbreviated abstraction of time.

He has besides moved to reset a fig of relationships with groups which felt neglected by the erstwhile administration.

The archetypal was with concern groups, successful portion via the reboot connected intoxicant advertizing and recycling. There is speech of reforming concern rates, and a "new deal" with the backstage sector.

He besides signed a caller pact with section authorities which is known arsenic the Verity House Agreement.

Although determination is ever furious rotation astir the figures, councils person borne the brunt of fund cuts successful caller years.

Mr Yousaf has promised a caller "fiscal framework" betwixt municipality halls and the medication successful Edinburgh, on with "improved engagement connected budgetary matters".

Fine words - but they volition request to beryllium backed up with hard currency if that narration is to genuinely improve.

Has Mr Yousaf besides reset relations betwixt the SNP and its leadership?

He has surely tried to tally his authorities retired of a bigger tent.

Ms Sturgeon was celebrated for keeping a precise choky ellipse of advisors who micromanaged astir aspects of policy.

Mr Yousaf meantime has actively sought to propulsion decisions and work retired to his ministers.

His initial argumentation prospectus featured each furniture caput outlining their goals and duties successful their ain words, introduced with the words "I perpetrate that by 2026, I volition have..."

That whitethorn springiness them much autonomy to marque decisions to present connected these targets, but connected the flip broadside it apt means they volition person to transportation the tin for immoderate issues successful their portfolio.

The departure of respective of Ms Sturgeon's apical squad from authorities means determination is present an assortment of large names with large views connected the backmost benches - which scope on a spectrum of loyalty.

The likes of John Swinney tin beryllium relied upon for unswerving support, portion Fergus Ewing has ranged disconnected into astir outright rebellion.

MSPs with views differing from those of the enactment tended to beryllium rather shy astir airing them publically erstwhile Ms Sturgeon was successful charge, but that is nary longer the case.

A broader statement implicit the SNP's halfway argumentation - independency - has besides flourished nether Mr Yousaf.

He has sought to found himself arsenic the "first activist", getting retired connected the doorsteps regularly - but helium besides carried work for mounting the people of the main pro-independence party.

Ms Sturgeon mostly sought to support the rank marching on to the bushed of a strategy she herself had drawn up.

By contrast, Mr Yousaf's large code to the SNP's independency normal past period alternatively embraced conscionable astir each imaginable plan.

There are elements wrong the enactment which variously favour a gradual physique up of support; continued efforts to unafraid a referendum; forcing the contented via an predetermination result; and doubling down connected nationalist events similar marches.

Mr Yousaf's attack is to promote each of them. Perhaps that volition service to support them each blessed for now, but helium whitethorn request to plaything firmly down 1 peculiar strategy travel the party's autumn league - which dissimilar the normal is simply a decision-making lawsuit wherever members get a vote.

Ms Sturgeon kept the SNP unneurotic arsenic an election-winning instrumentality by corralling pro-independence figures from close crossed the governmental spectrum down 1 tightly-controlled cardinal vision.

It remains to beryllium seen whether her successor's much relaxed attack encourages steadfast statement - oregon furious infighting.

Looking ahead, 1 happening Mr Yousaf has retained from the Sturgeon epoch is her woody with the Greens.

That whitethorn person helped creaseless implicit the information that respective totems of the Bute House Agreement - similar HMPAs - person been ditched.

The Greens volition besides anticipation to wield power from wrong the large structure arsenic Mr Yousaf draws up his ain argumentation plans.

He volition walk the summertime recess preparing his ain Programme for Government - the things helium is really doing, alternatively than cancelling.

However, budgets stay tight. New concern caput Shona Robison has already warned of a £1bn shortfall adjacent year, and that could treble wrong 4 years.

So helium whitethorn request to beryllium pragmatic and chopped his cloth. There is already speech of a retreat from "universalism", successful peculiar erstwhile it comes to free schoolhouse meals successful secondary schools.

Beyond that, a September tribunal day has been set for the archetypal circular of the showdown with the UK authorities implicit their determination to artifact Holyrood's sex reforms.

Whoever loses volition apt entreaty to the Inner House, and yet to the Supreme Court, truthful an contented which the authorities had hoped to enactment to furniture by passing reforms could good travel Mr Yousaf close up to the adjacent acceptable of elections.

And determination is the tiny substance of that SNP conference, wherever Mr Yousaf has promised to bring guardant the results of a enactment governance reappraisal arsenic good arsenic a finalised independency strategy.