Opinion polls show that Scottish voters are split in the second independent referendum

Opinion polls show that Scottish voters are split in the second independent referendum

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Others in Scotland are divided on whether to hold a second independent referendum in 2023, according to a new poll.

According to a survey conducted by Panelbase on Sunday Times, 44% of voters said they were against the vote and 43% said they were in favor of it.

One in ten respondents said they did not support or disagree with the vote, and another 3% said they did not know.

In a Panelbase poll, Prime Minister Nicola Sturgeon solicited 1,010 voters last week before announcing a referendum on October 19, 2023.

The proposed date of exposure came after the Scottish Government announced the Independence Referendum Bill in March 2021 and stated that it would like to vote in the first half of the term of this parliament.

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Approximately 48% of survey respondents confirmed that they supported Scotland’s independence, but nearly 47% said they supported Scotland’s continued part of the UK.

And 5% said they didn’t know which side the vote would go to.

So far, the UK Government has refused to agree to hold an Independence Referendum, saying the 2014 Independence Referendum is a “once-in-generation” event.

However, Ms. Sturgeon said she would rely on the British Supreme Court to establish the legality of voting without the support of Westminster.

If that is also rejected, the Scottish Government has declared that the next Westminster general election will be a “de facto referendum” on Scotland’s future within the union.

Prime Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced on Tuesday that a referendum will be held in October 2023 (Leslie Martin, PA). / / PA wire

More than three-quarters (76%) of Panelbase poll respondents said they believed Boris Johnson would continue to reject the idea of ​​an independence referendum next year, but nearly half (46%). %) Said he felt he should allow 1.

Meanwhile, 48% of voters surveyed said they believed that the Supreme Court ruled that Holyrood did not have the authority to legally hold a referendum without the consent of the British government, while the judge said the judge was in Scotland. Government support.

About 19% said they didn’t know or shouldn’t say which result would occur.

If the referendum doesn’t take place next year and the SNP looks at the next Westminster election (scheduled for 2024) instead, a Panelbase survey suggests that Mr. Chozame’s party could win 47% of the vote. Suggests that there is.

SNP deputy leader Keith Brown told The Sunday Times that polls showed that support for the Jesus campaign had grown “to a narrow lead.”

“This poll has the democratic right to determine our own future, not Boris Johnson, as support for independence has narrowed and only a minority opposes next year’s referendum. It emphasizes that it is the Scottish people, “he said. newspaper.

But Scottish Conservative Donald Cameron told The Sunday Times: Dissolve Britain. “