 The Nationalists are expected to form an administration |
The leader of the SNP group on Highland Council has claimed its direct access with a Nationalist administration at Holyrood would benefit the region. John Finnie said councillors would use their contacts in a new Scottish Executive to help the authority.
The 35-strong Independent group on Highland Council agreed on Friday to go into coalition with the SNP's 17.
The SNP won most seats in the Holyrood elections, emerging with 47 MSPs - one more than Labour.
Mr Finnie said Highland, like many other local authorities, needed help overcoming financial difficulties.
He said: "We have a range of Highland MSPs, which I think people would understand, gives us access to the Scottish Executive which may not otherwise exits.
"I would think and would clearly be calling upon those personal contacts to see what we can do to perhaps look at funding issues."
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