Iceland’s “No” camp has narrowly won a referendum on whether to resume the country’s suspended European Union membership negotiations, officials have confirmed.
The final result was close but decisive: “No” finished nearly 5.6% ahead of “Yes,” a gap of just under 13,000 votes out of more than 225,000 cast — enough to settle the question, but far from a landslide.
Prime Minister Kristrún Frostadóttir used a post-result press conference to call for unity, urging the country to respect both sides of the debate.
“47% of the population was interested in it [restarting EU talks]. I think it is important that we go into the coming months and weeks and…
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