Scotland’s Sturgeon to Request Right to Hold Independence Vote
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Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon reiterated her plan to demand the right to hold another independence referendum.
Sturgeon told the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh that she will submit a so-called Section 30 request for the transfer of power with the aim of holding a referendum in 2020. After her Scottish National Party won 48 of the 59 seats in Scotland in last week’s election, Sturgeon has said she has the mandate for another vote on breaking away from the rest of the U.K. in the wake of Brexit.