Mai 2007 / London (Platts)

Anti-nuclear parties dominant in Scotland after UK elections

Anti-nuclear parties dominant in Scotland after UK elections

London (Platts)—7May2007

The Scottish National Party, which has pledged to build no new nuclear power plants in Scotland, has become the largest party in the Scottish devolved parliament after UK elections Thursday.

The SNP took 47 seats in the Scottish parliament compared with 46 for the governing Labour party, but this falls well short of the 65 seats needed for a majority. The SNP is now likely to form a minority (...)