Stay or go? Scotland votes on independence from Britain
19 Sept 2014 5:53 AM IST
While the outcome looked too close to call, the pro-independence camp saw support surge in recent weeks as the ‘No’ side’s long-term lead in the opinion polls shrivelled away.
‘This is our opportunity of a lifetime,’ Scotland’s pro-independence First Minister Alex Salmond told a cheering crowd of supporters in Perth at a final rally on Wednesday.
‘It’s the greatest, most empowering moment that any of us will ever have,’ he said, as supporters waved Scottish flags and chanted ‘Yes we can!’ A record turnout of around 80 per cent is expected in the referendum after 97 per cent of people eligible to vote registered, almost 4.3 million people. Polling stations close at 2100 GMT and results are likely to emerge in the early hours of Friday. UK PM David Cameron pleaded with Scots to vote in favour of staying in ‘our home’.
‘This is our opportunity of a lifetime,’ Scotland’s pro-independence First Minister Alex Salmond told a cheering crowd of supporters in Perth at a final rally on Wednesday.
‘It’s the greatest, most empowering moment that any of us will ever have,’ he said, as supporters waved Scottish flags and chanted ‘Yes we can!’ A record turnout of around 80 per cent is expected in the referendum after 97 per cent of people eligible to vote registered, almost 4.3 million people. Polling stations close at 2100 GMT and results are likely to emerge in the early hours of Friday. UK PM David Cameron pleaded with Scots to vote in favour of staying in ‘our home’.
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