Most Scots would like to organize a referendum for independence from Great Britain

The majority of Scottish voters have expressed their desire to organize a new referendum for independence from Great Britain, reflecting the cracks resulting from Brexit and increasing pressure on British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to agree to this vote. .

And according to an opinion poll published by the Sunday Times newspaper, 50 percent of Scottish voters support holding a referendum on independence. The percentage of supporters of secession rises to 52 percent when undecided voters are not taken into account.

The poll also showed that 51 per cent of voters in Northern Ireland wanted a referendum to unify the island, another rift that could undermine UK unity.

Scottish Prime Minister Nicolas Sturgeon, leader of the separatist “Scottish National Party”, has been calling for a new independence referendum for months after 55 percent of Scots rejected the idea in a 2014 referendum.

The official sees Brexit, which the majority of Scots oppose, as a reason for secession from Britain. He hopes that Scotland will join the European Union if it becomes independent.

While 51.9 percent of Britons support leaving the European Union in 2016, 62 percent of Scots oppose.

But the decision to organize a new referendum belongs to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who strongly rejects the idea.

On Sunday, Sturgeon condemned his position in a statement to the “BBC”, saying: “It is clear that Johnson is afraid of the decision of the Scottish people.”

Should the “Scottish National Party” win a major victory in the local elections scheduled for next May, the pressure on London to agree to a referendum will increase.

UK election expert John Curtis expects the party to achieve a sweeping victory and win an additional seven seats compared to the 2016 election results.

And the “Scottish National Party” revealed a “referendum roadmap” stating the organization of a “legal referendum” after the Covid-19 pandemic should the separatists win a majority in the Scottish Parliament.

When asked about the possibility of challenging London’s refusal and organizing a referendum after the elections, Sturgeon confirmed that he wanted to organize a “legal referendum”.

He added in his statement to the “BBC” that “the issue is not related to my desire or desire for Boris Johnson, but to the desire of the Scots and there is growing evidence of their desire for independence.”