"Cheers to democracy!" said no young voter in the post
Brexit aftermath. The Brexit referendum brought out a record number
of voters, but the younger generation, who overwhelmingly supported
staying in the EU, simply did not show up to the polls. So now the
people with the most to lose and the longest to live with this
decision are not only regretting their lack of participation, but
also waiting for the government to figure out "what
now?"
Nothing is going to happen for a few months at least. On July
13, Theresa May was declared the new Prime Minister, after David
Cameron announced his resignation immediately following the vote.
Now that May holds the "poisoned chalice," it is up to
her and her newly-appointed ministers to begin Brexit negotiations
by way of invoking Article 50 of the Treaty of Lisbon. Invoking
Article 50 is the start of a two-year clock of negotiations with
the EU to establish the exit strategy and plan for post-exit
relations. Although May has
