And again, this was the most well-attended referendum vote in the history of the UK. Italy requires 51% turnout, Brexit had 73%
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In fact, no Italian referendum has come even close to a similar level of votes; most carried referendums are in the low 50s.
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Whereas brexit was only authorized by the European Union Referendum act that passed both houses in the UK
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And none of this addresses your central point that 73% voter turnout somehow makes the referendum undemocratic
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With the highest turnout of any referendum, it seems that they did a poor job of denying people their vote...
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And in a country without compulsory voting, that's an absolutely monumental turnout.
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