Scotland’s first minister, Nicolas Sturden, said on Saturday that she had “never been more confident” than she is now about gaining independence.
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The head of government and leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) said in a party virtual conference that the chances of Scotland seceding from the rest of Britain had never been so close.
“Independence is clear, and with a common purpose, humility and hard work, I have never been so confident that we will achieve it,” Sturden said.
In recent months, support for Scottish independence has exceeded the 50% mark.
In the 2016 referendum, 55% of Scots voted to stay in the UK.
Although nationalists have argued that this is a “one-generation generation” vote, the SNP and Sturden now explain that there has been a “significant change” in the situation with Brexite.
Scotland has now been withdrawn from the European Union (EU) against its will, Stargen said, given that 62% of Scots voted to stay in the EU.
The leader has promised to intensify the fight for the right to hold another independence referendum, called “indyref2”, and to force the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to formally hand over the power to hold the referendum.
Johnson has so far refused to grant such permission.
The Scottish Parliamentary elections will take place in May 2021, which will be the next serious test of the extent to which Scottish society supports the idea of independence.
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