Scotland announces a referendum for its independence and sets a date for October 2023

For the Scottish Prime Minister Nicola Sturgeon it has finally arrived the historic hour of the referendum for independence of his kingdom.

With Boris Johnson’s government having serious stability issues and Queen Elizabeth in her Edinburgh palace in front of the Scottish Parliament, the Prime Minister has set the date for a “consultative referendum” proposed next year on Scottish independence.

Amid applause and applause in the devolved Holyrood parliament, the prime minister said the legislation would lay down plans for a vote “to take place. on October 19, 2023“.

Sturgeon said the devolved government had a “clear mandate” to hold another vote, after independence was rejected in a previous referendum in 2014.

Boris Johnson’s opposition

But the 2014 election act he had the permission of the prime minister. Something Boris Johnson not willing to concede because if the Scottish nationalists were to win, the most feared scenario would open up: the dismemberment of the united kingdom.

I would imitate Northern Irelandthat for the peace process it can hold a referendum and join Ireland to become a single pro-European country and ending British postcolonial status.

Given these possibilities, Sturgeon acknowledged “potential legal challenges” by the British government. He said the documents were filed with the Supreme Court to try to establish the legality of his plans.

Sturgeon claimed to be “ready and willing” to negotiate with the Westminster government the terms of the celebration of the referendum.

But she added: “What I’m not willing to do, what I will never doit is to allow Scottish democracy to be a prisoner of Boris Johnson or any prime minister. “

He said the referendum would be “consultative” and that a “yes”. it would not automatically trigger a separation from the rest of the UK.

However, he admitted that the legal power of the Scottish Parliament to pass legislation necessary to hold the vote without the permission of the British government is “controversial”. Consequentiallyhe wants the courts to rule on the matter as soon as possible.

The Premier has asked the Lord Advocate of Scotland to consider referring the matter to the High Court and this request has now been accepted.

Sturgeon told MPs in the Holyrood Parliament: “You have now informed me of your decision. I can inform Parliament that the Lord Advocate has agreed to refer the provisions of the bill to the High Court.”

Prime Minister Sturgeon said the relevant documentation will be presented to the Supreme Court on Tuesday afternoon.

Paris, correspondent

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