Voters in Scotland on Thursday (18 September) said No to independence from the UK, but the intense campaigning and the record-high turnout are seen as examples for separatist movements elsewhere in Europe.
Official results early Friday morning show that 55 percent of people opposed independence, while 45 percent voted in favour.
Turnout was at a record high, of 85 percent.
Scottish Nationalist Party leader, Alex Salmond, who is also the governor of Scotland, tweeted that "t...
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