Scotland's vote on leaving the United Kingdom will be close but the economic argument for the 307-year union with England will sway many undecided voters, the head of the anti-secessionist campaign said on Wednesday.
In the biggest challenge to the union since Irish nationalists created a breakaway republic almost 100 years ago, about 4 million residents of Scotland over the age of 16 will vote on Sept. 18 on whether to declare independence from London.
Polls indicate Scots will vote to stay in the United Kingdom but a large number of still undecided voters and the risk of unexpected events means the ballot will be tight, said Alistair Darling, head of the Better Together campaign against secession.
"It is going to be closer than people think - what matters is who turns out on the day," said Darling, a Scot who served as Britain's finance minister from 2007 to 2010 under former Labour Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
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