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1st LD: Ex-Scottish National Party leader wins seat in British general election

Xinhua, May 8, 2015 Adjust font size:

Former Scottish National Party (SNP) leader Alex Salmond on Friday won the seat of Gordon in the British general election in northeast Scotland's Aberdeenshire.

"The Scottish lion has roared this morning across the country," Salmond, also a former Scottish first minister, said in his victory acceptance speech.

He hailed the success of the SNP's election campaign and the unity of the Scottish people, emphasizing the strongest group and voice in the history of Scottish politics no matter what configuration for the British Westminster parliament. Endi