..I va arribar el dia que el somni es va fer realitat...I'll keep dreaming...and maybe one day...the dream will become real here...Congratulations to all of you in Scotland, Seoul, England...
SNP triumphant ... but now real power play begins
The Nationalists emerged as the largest party in the Scottish Parliament at the end of two chaotic and tense days of voting, counting and confusion.
The SNP secured a wafer-thin victory over Labour, by only one seat, with the result coming down to the final declaration from the Highlands and Islands.
In an election that was marred by the most serious problem with invalid voting papers that the country has seen, it took until 6pm yesterday - 20 hours after the polls closed - for Alex Salmond, the SNP leader, to claim victory.
His party won 47 of the 129 seats at Holyrood, with Labour one behind on 46. The Conservatives were third, with 17 MSPs, while the Liberal Democrats took 16 seats. The Greens were down to two MSPs, with Margo MacDonald, an independent, re-elected on the Lothians list. Mr Salmond was cheered by a triumphant crowd at the Hub in Edinburgh when he made his victory speech.
