Salmond: Voting for my Alba Party 'is in the national interest' of Scotland - Winsford Guardian

Voting for the Alba Party is in Scotland’s “national interest”, Alex Salmond has said.

The former first minister also outlined his party’s view on how independence could be achieved if most MSPs elected were in support of separation.

Within the first week of the new parliament, Mr Salmond said, the Scottish Parliament should instruct the Scottish Government to start negotiations with the UK Government, creating a “standing independence convention” formed of elected representatives.

A Panelbase poll done for The Sunday Times this weekend suggested there could be up to 79 independence supporting MSPs elected in May.

“If there were 80 MSPs supporting independence, as the polls at the weekend indicated, then we’d be well on our way to a supermajority.

Published On: Tue, 06 Apr 2021 15:20:27 GMT