Nicola Sturgeon's plan to hold a "legal" independence referendum next year is "political manoeuvring", says Aberdeen Uni expert Professor Michael Keating.
Nicola Sturgeon's plan to hold a "legal" independence referendum next year is "political manoeuvring", says Aberdeen Uni expert Professor Michael Keating.
Scotland s First Minister and leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP), Nicola Sturgeon gives a thumbs-up on the steps of her official residence Bute House in Edinburgh on May 9. AFP
EDINBURGH: The Scottish National Party on Sunday said its landslide victory in Edinburgh’s devolved parliament was grounds for a fresh independence referendum, despite opposition from London.
While the SNP campaigned on promises to hold a new vote, the UK government which would need to give formal legal permission is opposed, raising fears of a protracted political and legal battle.
Now the nationalists say their slightly increased share of seats, one short of an overall majority of 65, gives them a mandate for “indyref2”, so called after the “no” vote in Scotland’s first independence referendum in 2014.
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Scottish Party leader Nicola Sturgeon hopes to lead Scotland to independence
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The Scottish National Party on Sunday said its landslide victory in Edinburgh’s devolved parliament was grounds for a fresh independence referendum, despite opposition from London.
While the Scottish Party campaigned on promises to hold a new vote, the UK government – which would need to give formal legal permission – is opposed, raising fears of a protracted political and legal battle.
Now the nationalists say their slightly increased share of seats, one short of an overall majority of 65, gives them a mandate for “indyref2”, so called after the “no” vote in Scotland’s first independence vote in 2014.