First minister says majority is ‘very long shot’ as results show strong support for defending candidates of other parties
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Nicola Sturgeon played down the prospects of winning an overall Holyrood majority as early Scottish results showed significant levels of tactical voting in favour of pro-UK parties across the country.
The first minister and Scottish National party leader told reporters in Glasgow “a majority has always been a very, very long shot” as the first vote counts showed surges in support for many sitting Labour, Conservative and Liberal Democrat constituency candidates.
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