Iceland's EU referendum edges closer to 'no'
Results from five of six constituencies showed that 52.5% of Icelanders don't want to reopen accession talks with the European Union.
Partial results from Iceland's referendum on resuming European Union membership talks indicated a narrow victory for the "no" side early Sunday morning. According to Iceland's public broadcaster RUV, 52.5% of voters opposed the government's proposal to reopen negotiations with the EU, while 47.5% supported the plan. The referendum was open to 270,000 Icelandic citizens, though voter turnout data was not yet available.
Election officials cautioned that a more definitive result might not be released until midday on Sunday. Iceland has been debating EU membership for over two decades, with talks suspended 13 years ago by a euroskeptic government. The current left-leaning administration, elected in 2024, had initially scheduled the vote for the following year but expedited it due to escalating geopolitical concerns following Russia's invasion of Ukraine and Iceland's accession to the Nordic Council. Updates on the vote count will be provided as more ballots are tallied.
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