UK elections: Scotland vote crucial. Sturgeon dreams of returning to the EU

Nicola Sturgeon

Share

06 May 2021Nicola Sturgeon is the knot that could complicate the survival in office of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and, in the future, that of the United Kingdom.

With the polls open, the hypothetical

of the favorite leader of the Scottish National Party could lead Scotland towards independence with the proposal to hold a new referendum on the eventual exit of Scotland from the United Kingdom and with the consequent return to the United Kingdom. 'European Union. On the other hand, the Scots had already spoken out against Brexit in the past.

"I will ask for your opinion, and that of no one else, for a referendum on independence to be held in the first part of the legislature": Sturgeon, Prime Minister of Scotland, has been repeating this for months. The

, but will have to obtain an absolute majority. His main opponents are Anas Sarwar, the Scottish Labor Party candidate, and "weighty politician" Gordon Brown, Scottish and former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. And while Labor on the burning issue of independence remains cautious, the fourth contender the conservative Douglas Ross opposes a new referendum that should be authorized by London. Johnson has already stated that the matter was closed once and for all in 2014.

About

, in which 143 municipal councils are at stake, Members of the Scottish and Welsh Parliaments, 13 mayors including those of London, Liverpool and Bristol and one deputy in the borough of Hartlepool. The polling stations will close at 23 Italian with the counting which, due to Covid, will begin tomorrow. 

British Prime Minister Johnson voted in London in local elections, with partner Carrie Symonds. The Tories are accused by their detractors of promoting front figures in their ranks. Particularly in London where white Britons are in the minority and represent 45% of the population, according to the 2011 census, which is the lowest figure for any area of ​​Great Britain. The conservative mayoral candidate, in the 2016 elections, Zac Goldsmith, accused of Islamophobia against the outgoing mayor Sadiq Khan, lost. This is probably why the Tories have opted for a minority candidate after the controversies that have plagued Goldsmith.The race for the seat of mayor of London has been postponed for a year due to the pandemic and all 20 candidates have campaigned on issues such as employment, housing and the problem of white weapon crime has become a real and its own emergency.

The

is the largest and most eccentric of recent times. Other challengers include: 3.3 million subscriber YouTuber Niko Omilana, given at 5%; television actor Laurence Fox; the self-proclaimed intergalactic space warrior played by 41-year-old comedian Jon Harvey. Extravagant nominees aside, Sadiq Khan is the re-election favorite and will have to contend with conservative Shaun Bailey.