The British people did not vote because they agreed with the tactics of David Cameron, the United Kingdom Prime Minister, but rather they voted for the choice they felt was most beneficial to them, said the UAE’s Al Khaleej.
“It is true that Cameron was trying to use the referendum to exert pressure on the EU and gain more privileges for Britain. However, it is no secret that the European continent is suffering from one crisis after another. It was something that no one had expected when the Union was first set up, but the UK vote must be setting off alarm bells in the mind of every single EU citizen. The EU is lucky that such a decision was made through ballots instead of people taking to the streets. There is a lesson to be learned from the UK vote for EU’s politicians, and they will waste that lesson if they keep looking at the wrong places for reasons behind these recent developments.”
It appears that there will now be a domino effect from the so-called Brexit that could threaten the entire EU, said the Saudi Gazette. “Already, the UK vote has sparked demands from far-right parties for referendums in other member states. The vote to leave, which brings an end to more than four decades of UK membership in the EU, will almost certainly have serious consequences for everything, from financial markets to European policy decisions to the stability of the bloc. The EU is the world’s most powerful union. Britain is the first country to leave it, arguably the biggest blow to the 28-nation EU since its formation. The undecided voter, that fence-sitter, probably tilted the outcome in favour of Leave,” the paper said.
In Britain, a simple majority decided the country’s fate and practically toppled a system that worked with the European system, said the London-based Asharq Al Awsat. “Those who voted in support of exiting the EU based their stance on the desire to stop the flow of immigrants into the country. However, Britain’s exit will not necessarily stop the flow of illegal immigrants. Furthermore, there are cultured people in Britain who believe the country should exit the EU out of conviction, but they are a minority. They believe the EU represents an old and bureaucratic system, which sets so many laws that obstruct development and cost their country a lot. Therefore, they think Britain will be better off following its exit, or it will, at least, decide its future and have more freedom to choose the path it sees best.”
Despite calls for similar referenda in other EU member-states from far-right figures, the EU will manage this crisis and survive the shock, said Lebanon’s Daily Star.
“Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for the UK. While the EU has begun to contain this mess, in Britain the ripples are only starting to be felt: Resignations are being handed in left, right and centre; millions are petitioning for another vote; mud-slinging and in-party coups abound; and the markets are suffering as the pound plummets. And as this all unfolds, the second-highest asked question on Google is ‘What is the EU?’ And it seems there may be no coming back from the British people’s decision, with German Vice-Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel insisting no new offer to stay will be put on the table, much to the disappointment of many Britons suddenly suffering from buyer’s remorse,” the paper observed.
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