GLASGOW (Sputnik) — A referendum on Scottish independence was held in September 2014, when 55 percent of people voted against the proposal. On Thursday, the Scottish government announced plans for the second independence referendum in the light of the Brexit vote.
"This year marks 30 years since I first joined this party of ours…In all those 30 years I have never doubted that Scotland will one day become an independent country, and I believe it today…more strongly than I ever have before," Sturgeon said at the Scottish National Party (SNP) annual conference in Glasgow.
She also noted that it would happen only when a majority of the Scottish citizens "believe that becoming independent is the best way to build a better future together."
On June 23, the United Kingdom held a referendum in which 51.9 percent of voters, or 17.4 million people, opted for the country to leave the European Union in a term that became known as Brexit. Sturgeon has been a vocal critic of London's handling of the EU referendum, which saw Britain vote to leave the European Union, and the anti-immigration rhetoric it sparked.
