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LONDON, (APP/AFP) – Millions of Britons voted
Thursday in a bitterly-fought, knife-edge referendum that could
pull the island nation out of the EU and spark the biggest crisis
in the bloc’s 60-year history.
A record 46.5 million voters have registered to decide
Britain’s future in the 28-nation European Union, which was born
out of a determination to unite in lasting peace after the carnage
of two world wars.
Across London and southeast England, many voters braved
torrential rain to have their say in a battle fought on two
main fronts: immigration and the economy.
The once-in-a-generation referendum asks: “Should the United
Kingdom remain a member of the European Union or leave the
European Union?”
In one of the last opinion polls, “Remain” took the lead
with 48 percent against “Leave” on 42 percent. The remaining
voters were undecided, according to the telephone survey
by ComRes for the Daily Mail and ITV News.