Today's headlinespublished at 19:58 BST
It's been a huge - and very long - day for MSPs at Holyrood. Before we go, here's a recap of the headlines.
- All 129 MSPs were sworn in this morning and took an oath, or made an affirmation, in the Scottish Parliament chamber
- The SNP's John Swinney was first to be sworn in, followed by the other party leaders
- SNP MSP Kenneth Gibson was then elected the new Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament
- He will give up his party membership for the duration of his stint as presiding officer
- The SNP's Clare Adamson and Scottish Labour's Katy Clark were elected as deputy presiding officers.
That brings our live coverage of today's session at the Scottish Parliament to a close. Thanks for being with us.





