MOSCOW (Sputnik) — He also said that a Brexit vote would be a really good news for him, as the British people would speak up against the system that was "basically failing" and was "complacent and remote."
"Our campaign has been about optimism and self-reliance. This is an absolute turning point in the story of our country because I think if we go on with being enmeshed in the EU it will continue to erode our democracy," he told The Telegraph newspaper.
Johnson stressed that the referendum outcome was more important for him than his political career.
British nationals are voting in the referendum to determine whether the United Kingdom should leave the European Union or not. Polling stations across the United Kingdom stay open from 7:00 a.m. through 10:00 p.m. local time. There is no threshold for turnout, and there will be no exit polls.
