Obama hails Scotland's 'No' vote on independence

September 19, 2014 20:13

Asserting that the US has "no closer ally" than the UK, President Barack Obama today hailed the result of Scotland's historic referendum that rejected independence from the union with England and Wales.

"We welcome the result of yesterday's referendum on Scottish independence and congratulate the people of Scotland for their full and energetic exercise of democracy," Obama said in a statement after the pro-independence camp was decisively defeated with over 55 per cent of Scotland voting to remain in the UK.

The results were in from all 32 council areas and the "No" side won with 2,001,926 votes over 1,617,989 for "Yes". The margin of victory for the 'Better Together' campaign -- 55.3 per cent to 44.7 per cent -- was far greater than anticipated by the final opinion polls which said the referendum was on knife edge.

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