Spain responds to Scotland's 'No' vote victory
Friday, September 19, 2014 @ 7:20 PM
CATALUNYA'S president is far from deflated at Scotland's having said 'no' to independence – he has praised the UK for giving Spain a 'lesson in democracy' by allowing them to vote.
Meanwhile, Spanish president Mariano Rajoy has congratulated Scotland for 'avoiding the serious consequences' of secession.
“We need everyone, and we're very happy that Scotland is staying with us and with the EU,” Rajoy stated this morning after the results of the referendum were made public.
“Scotland has chosen between segregation and integration, between isolation and openness, between stability and uncertainty, betweeen safety and certain risk.
“And they've chosen the most favourable option for everyone: for themselves, for the rest of the British citizens, and for Europe as a whole,” Rajoy states.
Independence from the United Kingdom is likely to have brought 'serious social, economic, institutional and political consequences' if the 'Yes' vote had flourished, Rajoy believes.
Spain's Secretary of State for the EU, Íñigo Méndez de Vigo, says the 'No' vote having won out is 'great news for everyone who has spent decades working together on building Europe'.
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