Monday, September 22, 2014

SCOTLAND REJECTS INDEPENDENCE HISTORIC REFERRENDUM IN TEARS


EDINBURGH - Scots rejected independence on Friday in a referendum that left the centuries-old United Kingdom intact but headed for a major shake-up that will give more autonomy to both  Scotland and England. 

No supporters celebrate their win over the Yes campaign at the Royal Highland centre during the Scottish referendum in Edinburgh, Scotland, 19 September 2014.

Dejected Yes supporters at the Royal Highland centre following their loss to the NO campaign during the Scottish referendum in Edinburgh, Scotland, 19 September 2014

NO ballots are stacked on a table during the Scottish independence referendum count at the Royal Highland Centre in Edinburgh, Scotland.
 
Pro-union supporters celebrate in Glasgow, Scotland, on September 19, 2014, as polling results are announced. 
Votes cast for and against Scotland's independence in a historic referendum were running virtually neck and neck, early results showed on Friday as the count continued, but leading "No" campaigners suggested that victory was in sight.
Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond speaks at the "Yes" Campaign headquarters in Edinburgh, Scotland September 19, 2014.

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron speaks in front of 10 Downing Street, in central London September 19, 2014.
Alistair Darling, former UK chancellor of the exchequer and leader of the anti-independence Better Together campaign, speaks as he addresses fellow campaigners after their "no" win in the Scottish independence referendum, in Glasgow, UK, on Friday, Sept. 19, 2014.
Pro-independence supporters console one another in Edinburgh, Scotland, on September 19, 2014, as Scottish referendum results are announced.

Source: Agencies

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