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A count observer with Union flag finger nails looks on as ballot papers are counted in the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre in Aberdeen, on September 18, 2014, immediately after the polls close in the referendum on Scotland’s independence. The question for voters at Scotland’s more than 5,000 polling stations is ‘Should Scotland be an independent country?’ and they are asked to mark either ‘Yes’ or ‘No’. The result is expected in the early hours of Friday.AFP PHOTO / BEN STANSALL
Scots around the world are watching the results of the referendum for independence closely. Just as in Scotland, opinion is divided. CCTV America’s Kristiaan Yeo reports on the independence debate in Canada.
Peter Gow is a distinguished professor and author who teaches at St. Andrews University in Scotland. Back in May, he was already speaking passionately about this referendum. CCTV America spoke to Gow about the lead-up to this vote in the city of Dundee where he lives.
And here are some extra “Things to Know” on Scotland’s road to the referendum:
The breakdown on the formation of the UK:
What it means if Scotland votes “Yes”:
The skinny on Scotland:
