Scotland Says No to independence. Britain remains united – The Messenger

Scotland Says No to independence. Britain remains united – The Messenger

The dream is gone at dawn. The “No” won the referendum on the independence of Scotland, with 55% of the votes and millions of Britons who feared the dissolution of the country and slap unprecedented in its history are breathing a huge sigh of relief: Britain will remain a united country and without “mutilation”. The “Yes”, according to the results of thirty-one constituencies released a little while ago by the BBC, has remained at 45%. He won in Glasgow, but Edinburgh, the Highlands, the Hebrides, the Galloway, the Abeerdeenshire – rural Scotland and quiet that lives between the moors and the sea – he decided it was wiser to keep the centuries-old marriage with London.
The figure of Edinburgh, the city that would become the capital of the new state, says it all. The separatists have stopped at 39% while the unionists are at 61%. The result is no longer in question: the “No” were 1,914,187, the “Yes” 1539920. Thirty-one out of thirty-two constituencies have already announced the final result and the number of cards that is missing, however, could not change the result: Scotland is not an independent country.

Glasgow, the most populous city, chose the separatists and as well as Dundee. But in the rest of the region – Scotland now becomes this: an autonomous region of Great Britain – things are going differently. Aberdeen separatists were soundly beaten (41% versus 59% of unionists) and it is highly symbolic: the Abeerdeenshire is the county of Balmoral Castle and it is there that Queen Elizabeth, a symbol of the nation, is awaiting the final results of the referendum, even her – one imagines – in front of a TV with the mrito and the maid of honor. Why in a dawn so there throughout Scotland alarm clock, the last worker of the woman who wears the crown in the name of the nation.

The pound recovers more ground and, in the wake of all ‘ outcome of the referendum on the independence of Scotland with the victory of the No, it leads to $ 1.6450. The British currency, compared to the other major currencies, the euro was stable at 0.7884, while gains on the yen at 179.94.

The first Results The counting was started at 23 Italian and it went on all night. The first to be scrutinized are the smallest and most remote counties of Scotland, where he prevailed not. This is the Clackmannanshire, Orkney (Orkney Islands in the far north), the Shetlands and the Western Islands. A Clackmannanshire voted No 53.8% of the nearly 40,000 voters, while 46.2% chose Yes. Regard to the College of Orkney (a remote archipelago and poignant the remote archipelago in the North Sea), the unionists have prevailed with 67.2% voted for independence while 32.8% of 14,887 voters. Similar scenario for the Shetlands, where the No prevailed with 64% of the votes (9,951 out of 5,669) on the Yes which recorded 36% of the vote. While in the Western Isles the Unionist vote has obtained 53% and 47% for independence.

Aberdeen No also won in Aberdeen, with 59% preferences while for 41% voted Yes. It is the first among the major Scottish cities scrutinized.

yes wins in Dundee The only statement of Yes arrives in the college of Dundee, separatist stronghold known as’ Yes City ‘. Yes the leads with 57.35% of the votes while No goes to the 42.65%. Already in the night opinion poll, based on a limited sample, predicted a victory for the No 54% Yes 46% with.

Turnout record It was 75% turnout in Glasgow, the largest city in Scotland and the college’s most populous, with 486,219 voters, 11 percent of the electorate. The percentage is lower than expected, but Glasgow is however considered a city where the turnout is lower than the rest of the country. It is estimated that four million Scots went to vote (it was recorded for vote 97% of those eligible).

The allegation of fraud According to reports from Sky News just in Glasgow there were suspected cases of irregularities in the voting process. It would be 10 cases of voters who would attempt to vote twice. The police commandeered some cards.

Salmond ‘first minister’ Scottish Alex Salmond, recognizing the victory of the ‘Noh thanked for Scotland “1.6 million votes for independence.”

Darling ” The people of Scotland have chosen the unit in the division. ” He said Alistair Darling, leader of the campaign of ‘no’ Better Together, in his first speech after the result of the referendum in Scotland. “The Scots have reaffirmed the ties that bind them to the British. We make sure they do not break any more, “he added. Darling won in the end the “common sense” of the Scots, who decided that independence was too risky.

The Queen Queen Elizabeth II will issue a written statement on the referendum in Scotland in afternoon. According to British media, will be a call for reconciliation within the United Kingdom after the referendum campaign.
 

             Friday, September 19, 2014, 07:33 – Last Updated: 08:12
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