Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland’s first minister and leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP), vowed to renew her push for independence during a speech at the party’s spring conference Saturday, held just weeks ahead of the Scottish parliamentary elections. During an earlier independence referendum, held in September 2014, the “No” side won with 55 percent of votes cast in favor of sticking with the three-century-old union of Scotland, England and Wales.
