Scottish lawmakers selected March 24, 2016 as the national independence day Sunday, should the government pass a referendum to leave the U.K. next year.
Voters will determine the fate of the 306-year-old union with the U.K. on Sept. 18 next year, but the government announced the proposed date ahead of a blueprint for an independent country it plans to release Tuesday, the BBC reports.
Recent polls show most Scots are not inclined to separate from the U.K., including Sunday’s poll from The Sunday Times, which found 47% oppose independence, while 38% support it and 15% remained undecided, Reuters adds.
[BBC]