Scotland leader vows to again pursue independence after strong show in UK polls ANI | Updated: May 09, 2021 02:33 IST
London [UK], May 9 (ANI): After her party gained a strong showing in the Scottish Parliament elections, Scotland s First MinisterNicola Sturgeon on Saturday promised to push ahead with another independence referendum, setting up a potential clash with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
According to The Washington Post, Sturgeon said that an independence referendum was the will of the country , projecting that her Scottish National Party (SNP) and pro-independence allies would hold a majority of the 129 seats after all the votes were counted.
Although it appeared that her party would win an outright majority, she said that along with the Green Party, there would be overall support in the Parliament to again bring the independence question back to voters.
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As a result of pandemic delays, the UK is holding the largest number of polls ever outside of a general election on May 6. “Super Thursday” will see contests take place for the Scottish parliament, the Welsh Senedd, 143 English councils, 13 city or city region mayors, 39 police and crime commissioners, a Greater London Assembly and to elect an MP for Hartlepool. With some contests overdue from 2020, this is an electoral monster. Nearly 50 million people have a vote.