Nicola Sturgeon pictured at Holyrood on Thursday (Image: Getty Images)
said “you will have to wait” when asked if she would run again for the Scottish Parliament.
The former first minister was asked by journalists at Holyrood if she would seek to return as an MSP.
“You will have to wait,” she said, before walking away.
Ms Sturgeon has so far refused to confirm if she will launch a bid to return as the MSP for Glasgow Southside in next year’s Scottish Parliament elections.
She submitted her application to the to be considered for the election last year but that does not guarantee she will seek re-election.
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Ms Sturgeon has been an MSP since Holyrood’s opening in 2019 and served as Scotland’s First Minister for nine years until her shock resignation in 2023 which plunged the into chaos.
Following her exit from Bute House, she was arrested by police as part of their investigation into the ‘s funding and finances. She was later released without charge.
She announced last month that was getting a divorce from her husband Peter Murrell, the former chief executive of the who was charged with embezzlement in the same probe.
In 2023, Ms Sturgeon announced she had begun writing a “deeply personal” memoir covering her life in politics.
She set up a company, Nicola Sturgeon Limited, as she sought work outside of Holyrood.
Her register of interest showed she received a £75,000 advance for the book from her publisher, while she later received £25,000 as payment for her time on ITV’s General Election coverage.
She was also paid £2,700 for three book reviews in the New Statesman, including one on ‘s memoir.
Ms Sturgeon’s successor Humza Yousaf is among a number of MSPs who have decided not to run again in the 2026 Scottish Parliament election.