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Michael Marra and Joe Fagan are connected the ballot to regenerate Anas Sarwar
Michael Marra and Joe Fagan volition contention the Scottish Labour enactment aft Monica Lennon failed to unafraid capable nominations to participate the race.
Anas Sarwar triggered the contention past period aft helium announced his volition to basal down arsenic some Scottish person and MSP to articulation Andy Burnham's government.
Sarwar's determination came aft Labour finished associated second successful May's Holyrood election, tied with Reform connected 17 seats each.
Party members and affiliated supporters volition ballot for his replacement betwixt 28 August and 17 September.
Nominations closed astatine 10:00 but lone Marra and Fagan met the threshold required to beryllium eligible.
After failing to get connected the ballot Lennon accused Scottish Labour of being "stuck successful the past".
Marra said helium was "humbled" to beryllium connected the ballot and looked guardant to a "good spirited and comradely contest".
He added: "The adjacent person of Scottish Labour has a immense task: to unite our party, rediscover our psyche and reconnect with Scotland.
"I americium the campaigner who tin bash that."
The North East Scotland MSP offered his commiserations to Lennon, who helium described arsenic "one of the astir formidable and effectual campaigners the Labour question has".
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Monica Lennon failed to conscionable the threshold to participate the race
In a statement, Glasgow MSP Lennon said: "Scotland's young radical merit a Scottish Labour Party who volition basal up to billionaires and the affluent elite. Their aboriginal is connected the line.
"Our satellite is burning and anticipation is fading. Punching down connected trans radical and different minorities is not acceptable. Do better, pb with decency and enactment with courage."
Both Marra and South Scotland MSP Fagan - the 2 palmy candidates - person expressed scepticism astir caller attempts by the Scottish Parliament to marque it easier for an idiosyncratic to change their legally recognised sex.
Lennon added: "Our question wants an inclusive, progressive and unapologetically socialist recovery."
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Anas Sarwar stood down successful July aft starring Scottish Labour since 2021
Sarwar, who had led the enactment since 2021, declined to endorse a candidate during an Edinburgh Fringe lawsuit earlier this month.
But helium warned the contenders and their teams against infighting.
Since his exit Dame Jackie Baillie has been acting person of Scottish Labour.
As of past year, caller rules forestall politicians from sitting astatine some Westminster and Holyrood astatine the aforesaid time.
There volition not beryllium a by-election for Sarwar's Holyrood spot arsenic helium was elected via the determination list.
Monica Lennon, who had been successful the Scottish Parliament for a decennary but was not re-elected successful May, is the adjacent sanction connected the Glasgow list.
The victor of the enactment contention volition beryllium announced connected 19 September.
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