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In the parliamentary elections in Scotland, the ruling pro-independence party SNP achieved a clear victory, but narrowly missed the absolute majority.
The Scottish National Party (SNP) headed by Prime Minister Nicola Sturgeon will have 64 seats in parliament, as the election commission in Edinburgh announced on Saturday evening.
The absolute majority is 65 mandates.
But since the Greens, who are also in favor of secession from the United Kingdom, have received eight seats, those in favor of independence have a clear majority.
The election was seen as a test of mood for independence.
Sturgeon wants to bring Scotland back into the EU.
The British government strictly rejects a new referendum.
"There is simply no democratic justification for Boris Johnson or anyone else to try to block the Scots' right to decide our own future," Sturgeon said in a victory speech on television.
If the government in London does not allow a referendum, it will stand "against the will of the Scottish people".
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The British Johnson had previously told the Daily Telegraph: “I think that a referendum in the current context is irresponsible and reckless.” The majority of Scots had rejected Brexit.