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Tories Say Scottish Local Parliamentary Elections Not About Independence

© AFP 2023 / Andy BuchananPro Independence supporters waves the Scottish flag during a rally in George Square in Glasgow, Scotland, on September 19, 2015
Pro Independence supporters waves the Scottish flag during a rally in George Square in Glasgow, Scotland, on September 19, 2015 - Sputnik International
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Conservative Leader Ruth Davidson stated that Scottish independence will not be in the center of attention during the country's parliament election campaign.

A member of public flies a giant Scottish Saltire flag outside the Houses of Parliament shortly before Scotland First Minister Nicola Sturgeon posed with newly-elected Scottish National Party (SNP) MPs during a photocall in London on May 11, 2015 - Sputnik International
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EDINBURGH (Sputnik) Scottish independence will not be in the center of attention during the country's parliament election campaign, Scottish Conservative Leader Ruth Davidson told Sputnik Thursday.

Scotland will vote on May 5 to elect 129 members to the parliament.

"There are a lot of reports out today showing how much this would have cost us and how badly the SNP [Scottish National Party] got their sums wrong but I suspect that after today the debate will move on from independence," Davidson said.

The party leader added that the campaign would not focus on the June UK national referendum on the EU membership.

"While I am sure the area of Europe will come up all of the research and polling we are doing shows that it way down people’s list of priorities in terms of electing their local MSP [Member of the Scottish Parliament] because they know they can vote on that separately," she noted.

In September 2014, Scotland held a referendum on independence from the United Kingdom, in which over 55 percent of the electorate rejected secession. The issue however remains on the Scottish agenda.

In February, Angus Robertson, the leader of the SNP in Westminster, said that the Scots would initiate a new referendum on independence from the United Kingdom in case the latter decides to leave the European Union at the nationwide vote on June 23.

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