(Edinburgh) Two days after a draft referendum was announced in 2023, Scottish voters are divided on their country’s independence, according to a poll released on Thursday, with those who oppose it narrowly narrowing down supporters of a break with the UK. surpasses.
posted on 30 june
“If a referendum were held tomorrow, 44% of Scots would say they would vote yes, while 46% say they would vote no, leaving 10% undecided,” said Savant Comeres, who spoke for the newspaper. had voted. Scotsman,
“When we remove these, it gives an overall turnout of 51% for no and 49% for yes”, it underlined.
For Chris Hopkins, director of policy research at Savanta Comres, this latest survey “only serves to highlight the divide within Scotland”.
On Tuesday Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon reaffirmed her determination to hold a new independence referendum, aimed at autumn 2023.
To organize this referendum, Mr.Me Sturgeon, leader of the independence party SNP, must obtain a compromise from the British government, which strongly opposes it.
Scots had already been consulted on the subject in 2014 and voted 55% to remain within the United Kingdom. Based on this vote, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says such a referendum can only happen “once in a generation”.
Although the SNP believes Brexit to be a game-changer, Scots opposed it by 62% in 2016. The goal of the SNP is for Scotland to join the European Union as an independent state.
The Supreme Court has been asked to determine whether the Scottish Parliament has the power to legislate to hold this referendum without the consent of the British government.
In the event of a court defeat, Nicola Sturgeon has warned that she will use the next general election, scheduled for 2024, as a “real referendum”, and that her party will campaign only on one issue: “Scotland has to become one.” free country?
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