The leadership race was triggered after Humza Yousaf confirmed his intention to resign last week after he abruptly ended the powersharing agreement with the Scottish Greens.
The former first minister is expected to run unopposed in the race to replace Humza Yousaf.
But later on Sunday, he confirmed he had backed out of the campaign after "lengthy and fruitful" conversations with Mr Swinney. It was also initially thought that former finance secretary Kate Forbes would contest the leadership, but Mr Swinney heaped praised on his potential rival, saying she would be offered a "significant" job in his team after she confirmed she would not run against him.
He is likely to become Scotland's next first minister - the third in just over a year - as early as Tuesday.The Scottish Government Cabinet will meet on Tuesday, with MSPs later given the opportunity to elect a new first minister at some point in the Holyrood schedule.
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