Scotland’s former First Minister Alex Salmond has launched his bid to represent the people of the north east at Westminster in next year’s general election.
Mr Salmond announced that he is a candidate for the SNP nomination for the Gordon constituency in Aberdeenshire.
Speaking in Ellon in the constituency, he said that there is the “prospect of real power for Scotland” if the SNP wins a significant number of seats at Westminster.
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