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matthewdgreentoday at 5:30 PM2 repliesview on HN

That's what they said about Brexit. 52% of the population voted yes in a single election, and the rest got dragged along for a multi-year ride. Current polls put support for the decision at 31%, but it's too late.


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Aachentoday at 5:45 PM

> 52% of the population voted yes

Huh? 37% of the eligible voters, much less the population, voted yes according to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_United_Kingdom_European_U...

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iso1631today at 5:33 PM

About a quarter voted yes, about a quarter voted no, about a quarter didn't vote and a quarter couldn't vote

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