Iceland votes 'no' in EU referendum
The majority of voters in Iceland have voted 'no' in a referendum held to decide whether to resume EU membership negotiations.
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In Iceland, the referendum held to decide whether to resume membership negotiations with the European Union (EU) has resulted in a “no” vote.
According to the first 188,500 votes counted in the country, which has approximately 270,000 registered voters, 52.5 percent of voters cast their ballots against resuming the negotiations. The share of “yes” votes remained at 47.5 percent.
The island nation of Iceland first applied for full EU membership in 2009. However, the process was suspended in 2013 when an anti-EU government came to power while negotiations were ongoing.
Following the latest elections held in the country in 2024, the new coalition government formed under the leadership of the Social Democratic Alliance decided to take the matter to a referendum in order to resolve the uncertainty surrounding the membership process.