迈克尔·马拉当选苏格兰工党领导人

迈克尔·马拉当选为苏格兰工党新领导人1。他获得4,266票，击败对手乔·费根的2,485票1，获得了近三分之二的投票支持，成为该党第11任领导人1。本次领导人选举共有6,751票投出，代表苏格兰工党49.43%的成员参与率1。马拉接替今年7月辞职加入英国中央政府的阿纳斯·萨瓦尔1。

马拉面临的局面严峻。苏格兰工党在今年5月的议会选举中仅赢得17个席位，创造了该党的历史最差成绩1。工党在苏格兰自1999年权力下放以来，在每次议会选举中都有所失利1。当前苏格兰议会中，工党与改革党拥有相同数量的席位1。在当选演讲中，马拉表示："苏格兰人知道我们反对什么。但他们说不出我们主张什么。"1

Michael Marra has been elected leader of the Scottish Labour Party, securing nearly two-thirds of the vote in the party's leadership election 1. Marra received 4,266 votes compared to his opponent Joe Fagan's 2,485 votes, out of a total of 6,751 ballots cast, representing a 49.43% participation rate among Scottish Labour members 1. He becomes the party's 11th leader, succeeding Anas Sarwar, who resigned in July to join the central UK government as trade secretary under Andy Burnham 1.

Marra inherits a party in significant decline. Scottish Labour achieved its worst parliamentary election result in May 2024, winning just 17 seats in the Scottish Parliament, continuing a pattern of electoral losses in every election since devolution in 1999 1. The party now holds the same number of seats as the Reform Party in the parliament 1. Addressing his challenge, Marra stated in his speech: "Scots know what we are against. They can't tell you what we are for" 1.