The 2021 Scottish Regional Elections: A Step to Independence?
The 2021 Scottish Regional Elections: A Step to Independence?

Summary/Abstract: The 2021 elections were the first major political event for the Scottish political system after Brexit. The European Union exit and increasingly visible divisions within the SNP were supposed to impact strongly upon the electoral results. In general, the elections were seen as a possible preamble for a renewed path to independence. Two scenarios were foreseen. First, in the case of SNP’s overwhelming victory, the experts considered that the arguments in favor of a new referendum would become stronger. Second, an electoral victory of the unionist camp was supposed to lead to a freezing of the project of independence, at least temporarily.

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