# A New Scottish Parliament: Cross-Party Talks and Your Election Questions Answered

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Podcast: [Holyrood Sources](https://stenobird.com/podcast/holyrood-sources-6059290)
Published: 2026-05-13T09:04:21+00:00
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## Resource

On today’s episode of Holyrood Sources, Calum Macdonald, Geoff Aberdein and Andy Maciver analyse the results of the 2026 Scottish Parliament election and what comes next for Scottish politics.  The Prime Minister and the First Minister are set to meet next month, will talks lead to a second independence referendum? Will Keir Starmer even be in office to meet John Swinney?  They also discuss the SNP Leader's post-election meetings with political parties, and his refusal to meet with Reform. hHas he shot himself in the foot politically?, and how should the other parties approach these meetings? Calum, Geoff and Andy also take a look at your post-election questions as the picture of the next five years of Scottish politics starts to become clear. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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