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Scottish National Party

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Scottish National Party

Scots National Pairty
Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba
AbbreviationSNP
LeaderJohn Swinney
Founded7 April 1934
Student wingSNP Students
Youth wingYoung Scots for Independence
Political orientationScottish nationalism
Social Democracy
European affiliationEuropean Free Alliance
Website
snp.org


The Scottish National Party (SNP), is a Scottish nationalist party which primarily advocates for an independent Scotland. It is currently the largest party in Scotland and controls the majority of Scottish seats in the British Parliament. The SNP's current leadership is social democratic, however, the party combines a wide array of the political spectrum including from social democrats to the right, all united under the banner of the fight for Scottish independence.

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2014 Referendum[edit | edit source]

In 2014 the SNP's lobbying paid off and a referendum was granted for Scottish independence however it failed to return the desired result. The SNP was not deterred and continued to fight for another Scottish independence referendum which the Conservative government have refused to grant with the popularity of independence rising.[1]

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