Scotland: SNP wins 4th term, short of overall majority
The nationalist SNP fell short of a majority but a strong showing by the Greens may set the stage for a second independence referendum. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has long vowed to block any such attempt.
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says UK Prime Minister Johnson will have to go to court to block indyref2
The Scottish National Party (SNP) has won parliamentary elections in Scotland, but failed to gain an absolute majority, according to final results from Thursday s vote.
The win gives SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon a platform from which to launch a second Scottish independence referendum otherwise known as indyref2.
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Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross BORIS Johnson will reject any request by the newly-elected Scottish Government to hold a second referendum in the new parliamentary term, Douglas Ross has said. The Scottish Conservative leader made the comments in a briefing with political journalists this afternoon after the SNP won the election and a record fourth term in government. Together with the Scottish Greens, there will 72 pro-Yes MSPs in the new Scottish Parliament - giving it the largest independence majority since devolution. But the Tories argue that because the SNP as a single party did not win an overall majority (it fell one MSP short with 64) it does not have a mandate for a new vote.