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No vote leads in Iceland’s initial referendum results on resuming EU talks
In the initial results of Iceland’s referendum on restarting European Union membership negotiations, the no vote reached 52.5 percent. With approximately 70 percent of the votes counted, the yes vote stood at 47.5 percent, while Prime Minister Kristrún Frostadóttir said the government would act according to the result.
The initial results of a referendum held to determine whether Iceland should resume European Union membership negotiations showed the no vote in the lead.
RÚV reported that 52.5 percent of voters opposed restarting the negotiations. With approximately 70 percent of the votes counted, the yes vote stood at 47.5 percent.
Government will follow the outcome
Prime Minister Kristrún Frostadóttir said she was extremely pleased with the high turnout in the referendum. Frostadóttir said the government would take action based on the outcome.
Negotiations suspended in 2013
Iceland applied to join the European Union in 2009. While negotiations were under way, the process was suspended in 2013 after an anti-EU government came to power.
Following the latest elections in 2024, a coalition government was formed under the leadership of the Social Democratic Alliance. The coalition decided to hold a referendum on whether to restart the membership negotiations.
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