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Do Not Muck About at Election, Swinney Warns Independence Supporters
John Swinney stresses SNP must secure both constituency and list votes to surpass 65 seats needed for majority, ensuring a new independence referendum, analysts say.
- On this year's Holyrood poll, John Swinney, First Minister, urged voters to back the SNP on both ballots to secure a majority and trigger an independence vote, citing the 2011 precedent.
- Under Holyrood's additional-member system, SNP constituency success could produce few or zero regional MSPs, and Ballot Box Scotland's analysis found 63 seats would fall short of the 65-seat majority threshold.
- Some independence campaigners recommended ‘max the yes’ by backing the Alba Party on regional list votes, while calculations show the Scottish Greens could increase to 17 representatives from eight MSPs in 2021.
- Failing to win a majority would force the SNP to strike deals to pass legislation, including Holyrood's annual budget, while John Swinney, First Minister, rejected working with sympathetic parties.
- Swinney framed the campaign around people's priorities and said many Scots are fed up with Westminster decisions on Brexit and austerity, arguing independence could address these issues.
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