UK Votes To Leave EU

Nigel Farage, the leader of the UK Independence Party, celebrates and poses for photographers as he leaves a “Leave.EU” organization party for the British European Union membership referendum in London.
Nigel Farage, the leader of the UK Independence Party, celebrates and poses for photographers as he leaves a "Leave.EU" organization party for the British European Union membership referendum in London. Matt Dunham / AP Photo
Nigel Farage, the leader of the UK Independence Party, celebrates and poses for photographers as he leaves a “Leave.EU” organization party for the British European Union membership referendum in London.
Nigel Farage, the leader of the UK Independence Party, celebrates and poses for photographers as he leaves a "Leave.EU" organization party for the British European Union membership referendum in London. Matt Dunham / AP Photo

UK Votes To Leave EU

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Voters in the UK voted in favor of leaving the EU. So, how does that process work? How long will it take? What happens first? 

We take a look at what happens next with Maxime Larive, the associate director of the European Union Center at the University of Illinois; Gus Noble, president of Chicago Scots; and Alexandria Innes, a lecturer in international relations at the University of East Anglia.