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Sturgeon pledges 2nd Scottish independence referendum
By EUobserver
Scotland will hold a second referendum on independence by May 2021 if the UK has left the EU, first minister Nicola Sturgeon announced on Wednesday. A 2014 referendum was lost by 45 to 55 percent, but Sturgeon told the Scottish Parliament she would hold another "within the lifetime of this parliament", largely due to Brexit. Authority for the referendum still needs to be sought from the UK parliament.