Scottish Parliament Votes in Favor of New Independence Referendum
Scotland's parliament on Tuesday voted to allow First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to make a formal request to the British government to hold a new referendum on independence, on the eve of the formal launch of Brexit.
The Edinburgh parliament voted by 69 votes in favor and 59 against in a rebuff to British Prime Minister Theresa May, who had argued that a 2014 referendum against independence had already settled the question.
Source: Agence France Presse
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