
Scottish citizens marched through the city of Edinburgh on the eve of the referendum, declaring their support for a 'Yes' vote for independence. (Photo: Twitter/ @Radical_Indy)
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Scottish citizens marched through the city of Edinburgh on the eve of the referendum, declaring their support for a 'Yes' vote for independence. (Photo: Twitter/ @Radical_Indy)
The people of Scotland are heading to polling stations and casting their votes for or against independence from the United Kingdom on Thursday in what has become a dramatic "too-close-to call" referendum the outcome of which would have vast implications for the future of both nations.
After more than 300 years as a part of the U.K. and living under the British monarchy, the most recent polling from Scotland shows that the 'Yes' campaign--which supports independence--is only narrowly behind the 'No' camp that is pushing for unity.
According to the Guardian on Thursday morning, "All the leading pollsters have now issued final polls suggesting a No win by 53% to 47%, or 52% to 48%, but Labour officials remain cautious, saying it is still unclear how undecided voters will break, or what could be the impact of a high turnout. As few as 200,000 votes could determine the outcome."
Strikingly, especially with undecided voters playing such a pivotal role in the result, voter turnout is expected to be enormously high, with predictions that 95% of Scots will cast a ballot.
The Guardian is providing live coverage of the day's election here.
And users of Twitter, under the hashtag #scottishindependence, are also tracking results and commentary on the vote:
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The people of Scotland are heading to polling stations and casting their votes for or against independence from the United Kingdom on Thursday in what has become a dramatic "too-close-to call" referendum the outcome of which would have vast implications for the future of both nations.
After more than 300 years as a part of the U.K. and living under the British monarchy, the most recent polling from Scotland shows that the 'Yes' campaign--which supports independence--is only narrowly behind the 'No' camp that is pushing for unity.
According to the Guardian on Thursday morning, "All the leading pollsters have now issued final polls suggesting a No win by 53% to 47%, or 52% to 48%, but Labour officials remain cautious, saying it is still unclear how undecided voters will break, or what could be the impact of a high turnout. As few as 200,000 votes could determine the outcome."
Strikingly, especially with undecided voters playing such a pivotal role in the result, voter turnout is expected to be enormously high, with predictions that 95% of Scots will cast a ballot.
The Guardian is providing live coverage of the day's election here.
And users of Twitter, under the hashtag #scottishindependence, are also tracking results and commentary on the vote:
The people of Scotland are heading to polling stations and casting their votes for or against independence from the United Kingdom on Thursday in what has become a dramatic "too-close-to call" referendum the outcome of which would have vast implications for the future of both nations.
After more than 300 years as a part of the U.K. and living under the British monarchy, the most recent polling from Scotland shows that the 'Yes' campaign--which supports independence--is only narrowly behind the 'No' camp that is pushing for unity.
According to the Guardian on Thursday morning, "All the leading pollsters have now issued final polls suggesting a No win by 53% to 47%, or 52% to 48%, but Labour officials remain cautious, saying it is still unclear how undecided voters will break, or what could be the impact of a high turnout. As few as 200,000 votes could determine the outcome."
Strikingly, especially with undecided voters playing such a pivotal role in the result, voter turnout is expected to be enormously high, with predictions that 95% of Scots will cast a ballot.
The Guardian is providing live coverage of the day's election here.
And users of Twitter, under the hashtag #scottishindependence, are also tracking results and commentary on the vote: