Some 52% of UK citizens (17.41 million people) voted for leaving the European Union, while 48% (16.14 million) were in favor of remaining part of the bloc. Britain's referendum - in this gallery by TASS.
Brexit story: Britain votes to leave
Some 52% of UK citizens (17.41 million people) voted for leaving the European Union, while 48% (16.14 million) were in favor of remaining part of the bloc
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On June 23, Britain voted in a national referendum on whether to stay inside the EU. Photo: A statue of Winston Churchill is silhouetted against the Houses of Parliament and the early morning sky in London,
© AP Photo/Matt Dunham Some 52% of UK citizens (17.41 million people) voted for leaving the European Union, while 48% (16.14 million) were in favor of remaining part of the bloc. Photo: Supporters of the Stronger In campaige
© Rob Stothard/Pool via AP Flowers are displayed in the words 'Please Stay' in front of the UK representation to the EU office in Brussels
© AP Photo/Virginia Mayo View of Manchester Town Hall, the setting for the national count in the EU referendum, in Manchester, Britain
© EPA/PETER BYRNE Supporters of the Stronger In campaign reacting after hearing results in the EU referendum at London's Royal Festival Hall
© Rob Stothard/Pool via AP Nigel Farage, the leader of the UK Independence Party
© AP Photo/Matt Dunham The turnout at the referendum was very high - 72.1%, as the UK’s Press Association reported referring to data from across the United Kingdom. Photo: Supporters of the 'Leave.EU' campaign
© EPA/MICHAEL KAPPELER Supporters of the 'Leave.EU' campaign
© EPA/MICHAEL KAPPELER Wales voted for leaving, while Scotland and Northern Ireland were against the UK quitting the EU
© AP Photo/Matt Dunham First published results showed most Londoners wanted the country to remain in the EU. Photo: A man in a vehicle sporting a Vote Leave logo driving hrough Parliament Square n London
© AP Photo/Matt Dunham A giant Union Jack in Oxford Street in London
© EPA/FACUNDO ARRIZABALAGA Global financial markets fluctuated on June 24
© AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron speaking outside 10 Downing Street in London and announcing his resignation after Britain voted to leave the European Union
© AP Photo/Matt Dunham