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Hundreds of thousands marched in London on Saturday, March 23, 2019 to demand a new referendum on Brexit. REUTERS / Kevin Coombs

Two days after the postponement of a few weeks granted to Theresa May by the 27 for Brexit, opponents of divorce between the United Kingdom and the EU are demonstrating. They see this as an opportunity to promote the idea of ​​organizing a new referendum.

With our correspondent in London, Marina Daras

The procession left Park Lane on the outskirts of Hyde Park. The mobilization is important, the organizers hope that this event will exceed that of October which had gathered more than 600 000 people.

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For now, it's hard to say exactly how many people are part of this procession, but we already know that 200 buses were chartered to bring British people from all over the country to participate in this rally, so the message is very clear: stop the madness of Brexit. The protesters want to take advantage of the new deadlines offered by the EU to either prevent Brexit or to block Theresa May's agreement to pass Parliament. They all seem more motivated than ever and do not lose hope according to them, the Brexit can still be canceled or changed and Theresa May should no longer ignore their message.

" I think the best way to move forward," said 73-year-old David Hockney of Kent, is to hold another referendum on Theresa May's agreement, but provided it is ratified by a popular vote. And on the ballot we would have [this wording]: "do you want this agreement that Parliament has already rejected twice or do you want to stay in the EU?" Going out without consent is clearly not a popular option for anyone except the extreme Brexiters. The most reasonable option is to submit to people the agreement we have. And it would not be a second referendum, it would be the first referendum on the agreement. And then only you could say that Parliament is supreme, but that we must give the floor to the people to close the file. "

" We ask for a popular vote ", " leave (the EU) will not work ", " revoke article 50 (of the Lisbon Treaty, which governs the exit of a country from the EU)", could we read on protestors' placards.