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  2. Person holding a wire shopping basket in a supermarket aisle containing bread, eggs, milk, fruit, vegetables, and packaged groceries, with store shelves visible in the background.

  3. John Swinney, who is bald with glasses, at a podium

  4. John Swinney, who is bald with glasses, holds a manifesto booklet in his right hand. He is wearing a business suit with a purple tie

  5. Close-up of a person holding a glossy booklet titled ‘Scotland on SNP Side – SNP Manifesto 2026,’ showing a collage of people standing on a stage, with the booklet resting on the person’s lap and other seated attendees blurred in the background

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    A woman wearing a face mask, sunglasses and a red coat walks past a rainbow mural on a wall which reads "Stay alert save lives" during the Covid pandemic.

  7. John Swinney

  8. Roo - A young child sleeping on a hospital bed, lying on his side with his head on a pillow and holding a soft toy.

  9. A man in a blue suit and teal tie speaks at a lectern, gesturing with his hand, against a purple-lit brick backdrop.

  10. Ross Greer at the Green Party manifesto launch standing in front of a huge green poster in a navy blue suit jacket and white shirt

  11. Gillian Mackay and Ross Greer

  12. A group shot of smiling Green politicians holding up their election manifesto booklets

  13. Ross Greer, who has short ginger hair, holds a green manifesto in his right hand while speaking into a podium. He is wearing a blue suit and white shirt, with green branding behind him

  14. Anas Sarwar, who has short black hair, speaks with his left index finger raised. He in front of blue and white Scottish Labour branding.

  15. A composite image of Ross Greer, who has glasses and short hair, and Gillian Mackay, who has long hair. Both are smiling, with a green and purple graphic behind them

  16. Anas Sarwar

  17. Anas Sarwar, who has short black hair, holds up a booklet titles "Scotland needs change".

  18. Anas Sarwar