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World|life|September 19, 2014 / 10:42 AM
Scots support staying in the United Kingdom: partial results show

AKIPRESS.COM - scotish independenceScottish voters have spurned independence by voting to stay in the United Kingdom, partial results showed with more than 60 percent of the votes declared.

Reuters calculations based on the partial results showed Scottish support for staying in the United Kingdom on 54 percent versus 46 percent for declaring independence.

"With 26 out of the country's 32 council areas having declared after Thursday's vote, the "No" side has a 54% of the vote, with the "Yes" campaign on 46%. By 05:15 BST (06:15 GMT), the "No" campaign had more than 1,397,000 votes, with "Yes" on just over 1,176,000," BBC predicts.

A total of 1,852,828 votes is needed for victory. The vote is the culmination of a two-year campaign.

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