'No' camp leads slightly in Iceland EU talks referendum
Iceland's 'No' camp appears to be slightly ahead in a referendum on resuming the country's suspended European Union membership negotiations, as online ballot counting approached the end.
Early results from Iceland's referendum on resuming European Union membership talks showed a narrow lead for the "yes" camp on Sunday night. As of the 87,000 ballots counted, 51.2% of voters supported the government's proposal to resume EU negotiations, while 48.8% were opposed. Iceland's public broadcaster RUV reported these figures.
The country's population of 270,000 eligible voters has yet to provide data on voter turnout. Election officials cautioned that a more accurate result might not be available until midday on Sunday. Iceland has been grappling with the issue of becoming the EU's 28th member for over two decades. The talks were suspended 13 years ago by the euroskeptic government in power at the time.
The current left-leaning government, elected in 2024, initially planned to hold the vote next year but decided to bring it forward due to growing geopolitical tensions over Russia's war in Ukraine and the situation in Greenland. This story will be updated as more votes continue to be counted in Iceland.
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