SNP MEP Alyn Smith has said that the upcoming EU elections could be Scotland’s “most important ... ever”.
Writing exclusively for the Sunday National, Smith said he’s confident the SNP would retain their EU Parliament seats, but insisted the April 10 meeting of the European Council called by Donald Tusk would decide whether or not the UK would participate in the election.
“Any extension needs a clear purpose, and it looks like the UK will indeed need to hold Euro elections. IF the EU agrees,” he wrote. “To be clear, if that is the course we are on then I have already put my name forward to stand. We will need serious experienced people at our posts.”
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He added: “I have no doubt the SNP will win (as we did in 2009 and 2014 – you would be forgiven to have missed it but there was a European election in 2014) and I can help that happen. Indeed, it could be our most important European election ever.”
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