600,000 people undecided up to the last moment held the key. Before knowing the official result it seems that 52 percent of voters opted to answer “No” to the separation alternative. British politicians, banks and businessmen have already closed ranks to warn of economic hardship, job losses and investment flight should Scots decide to go it alone. “Say to your friends, for reasons of solidarity, sharing, pride in Scotland, the only answer is vote ‘No’ “ was the conseil of former Labour Prime Minister Gordon Brown. About 30 percent of Scotland’s 4.3 million electorate expressed thir opinion. International reactions are significant. ”French President Francois Hollande said the vote would be decisive for Europe as well as Britain. “After half a century of building Europe, we risk entering a period of deconstruction,” he said on Thursday. The United States has made clear it wants the United Kingdom, its main ally in Europe, to remain together. The President Obama insisted that “the UK is an extraordinary partner for America and a force for good in an unstable world.”
