The Scottish National Party is promising to hold a second independence referendum after election results announced Saturday saw pro-independence candidates gain a majority in the Scottish parliament. In her victory speech, Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said her party, which wants to break away from the United Kingdom, had delivered a "historic and extraordinary" win after finishing with 64 seats in the Scottish parliament, one short of a majority. (CNN)

Classified as: McGill experts, Daniel BĂ©land, Daniel Weinstock, Brian Cowan, John Hall, McGill Institute for the Study of Canada (MISC), Faculty of Law, Department of History and Classical Studies, Department of Sociology, Scotland, Scottish, brexit, United Kingdom, independence, Canadian Politics, Quebec politics, British politics
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Published on: 11 May 2021
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