Photo Gallery Bye, Bye Britain
Dawn breaks over London on Friday after the British voted to leave the European Union in Thursday's Brexit referendum. There is plenty of turmoil for both Britain and the EU ahead.
"We're Out," proclaims the Evening Standard on Friday. The vote came as a shock to people around the world as the prevailing assumption had been that, while the referendum would be close, reason would prevail.
British Prime Minister David Cameron announced on Friday his intention to resign. "I do not think it would be right for me to be the captain that steers our country to its next destination," he said.
Financial and stock markets took a hit on Friday as did the British pound. The graphic on the computer shown in this picture shows the pound's value against the dollar as trading opened.
Boris Johnson, the former mayor of London and one of the primary architects of the Leave camp's success, and his wife exit their polling station on Thursday. Johnson could end up becoming the UK's next prime minister.
Markets around the world reacted immediately to the dismal news from Britain. This image is from Thursday at the Chicago Board Options Exchange.
Nigel Farage, head of the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) was ecstatic about the vote. He called the referendum a "victory for real people, a victory for ordinary people, a victory for decent people."
German Chancellor Angela Merkel made a statement on Friday in Berlin. "We have to recognize the decision of the majority of the British people with deep regret today," she said. "There is no point in beating around the bush: Today is a watershed moment for Europe, it is watershed moment for the European unification process."
