The people of scotland have spoken, and it is a clear result. They have kept our country of four nations together. And like millions of other people, i am delighted. That was the british Prime Minister speaking just a short while ago after scotland rejected independence from the united ngdom. Hello, im Christiane Amanpour from scotland. It may be just 8 00 in the morning here, but its not too early for those who support the re referendum. At this point, the no campaign won 55 of the vote. 45 voted in favor of independence. And that is a significantly wider margin of victory than most opinion polls had predicted. Most forecast a very high turnout for the referendum. And scottish voters delivered. More than 6. 3 Million People cast ballots. That puts turnout at 84. 6 . Scotland had lowered the voting age from 18 to 16 so young people could vote on the referendum. Lets take a listen to the british Prime Minister David Cameron who spoke just a short time ago from 10 downing street. I am a
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