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“Volete la Scozia indipendente?”

Salmond launches referendum

Alex Salmond | Scottish National Party

Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond has unveiled the question that could lead to the end of the historic union between Scotland and England.

Speaking on Wednesday in Edinburgh, the Scottish National Party>/a> leader said he would present voters with a “short, straightforward and clear” choice on the country’s future.

The Scottish Government proposes asking Scots: “Do you agree that Scotland should be an independent country?”

The referendum will cost about £10 million to stage, and a yes vote could see the next Scottish Parliament elections in May 2016 become the elections for an independent parliament.

The First Minister said the run-up to the historic ballot would be the “most exciting in Scotland’s modern history”.

He said: “At the end of that period, in autumn 2014, people the length and breadth of our country will have their say in Scotland’s independence referendum.

“Independence, in essence, is based on a simple idea: the people who care most about Scotland, that is the people who live, work and bring up their families in Scotland, should be the ones taking the decisions about our nation’s future.

“No-one else is going to do a better job of making Scotland a success. No-one else has the same stake in our future. The people of Scotland should be in charge,” he said.

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Di professione grafico e web designer, sono appassionato di trekking e innamorato dell'Irlanda e della sua storia. Insieme ad Andrea Varacalli ho creato e gestisco Les Enfants Terribles.

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