May 08, 2021
SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon see talking to a young boy as voters wait patiently in line at the Glasgow Southside constituency. — courtesy Twitter
EDINGURGH — Scotland's pro-independence parties are forecast to retain a majority of seats in the country's regional parliament, setting the ground for a debate on the future of the United Kingdom.
Broadcasters in the UK predicted the Scottish National Party will take 63 seats once counting is completed on Saturday, ensuring a fourth term in office for the pro-independence party.
SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon said her party had “won more votes and a higher share of the votes in the constituency ballot than any party” since Scotland's regional government was re-established in 1999.