Around 250 unionist supporters celebrated with bottles of champagne as they formed a conga line singing “conga, conga, conga, Nicola’s no longer” following the First Minister's resignation yesterday.
Sturgeon quit her role as SNP leader after eight years during a press conference at Bute House.
Her announcement came amid mounting pressure on the First Minister in recent weeks over her handling of trans prisoner Isla Bryson and her push for Scottish independence from the UK.
The departure of the longest serving First Minister has devastated nationalists but has been welcomed by unionists.
Nicola Sturgeon announced her shock resignation yesterday
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Unionist supporters took to George Square in Glasgow last night where they celebrated the news that Sturgeon had stepped down.
Union Jack flags could be seen waving as people opened bottles of champagne while doing the conga.
The group shouted chants such as “Conga conga conga, Nicola's no longer!” and “Ding dong the witch is dead” as they passed around the square.
Members from “Expose Scotland” also held signs reading “Sturgeon was not Scotland”.
The event was organised by cab driver Stef Shaw, known as the “Glasgow Cabbie”, who had asked people on Facebook to meet in the square to form “the world's biggest ever CONGA!”
“We are really just looking for some relief from such a long time under Sturgeon,” he told the Scottish Daily Express.
“The SNP has run us into the ground. Hearing the news I was over the moon - it was bound to happen.”
He previously posted online calling Sturgeon “toxic and dangerous” adding that his aim is to “promote Scotland”.
Unionist supporters were overjoyed after Sturgeon announced she was stepping down
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The former leader of the SNP said her departure was "not a reaction to short-term pressures".
Her party will meet next month to discuss holding the next UK election as a “de facto referendum”, with more than 50 per cent of the vote being considered a mandate to begin negotiations for Scotland to become an independent country.
Polling indicates there is no clear favourite among party members for who should replace the First Minister.
Among the bookies, Angus Robertson, the SNP's former Westminster leader, has emerged as an early favourite with Betfair offering even odds. Kate Forbes (10/3), John Swinney (9/1) and Humza Yousaf (9/1) are other contenders to replace Sturgeon.
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