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by jonwachob91 3646 days ago
> I believe that the UK will have to leave, because the referendum is said to be binding.

It was a non-binding referendum.

[1] http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/brexit-result... [2] http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-32810887 [3] http://www.theweek.co.uk/brexit/73775/eu-referendum-is-the-b... [4] http://www.cnbc.com/2016/06/23/welcome-to-the-world-after-br...

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Thank you for the correction!

I was misinformed by some of my local media that said it was binding.

"Het referendum gaat door en het is een bindend referendum." http://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2016/02/19/brexit-afgewend-eu-berei...

I would say it is binding in a political sense, but not in a legal sense.
Do you think there woulnd't be a literal uprising if the government dismissed it ?