Iceland votes against resuming EU membership accession talks in a referendum, with the “No” camp leading. Multiple outlets, citing public broadcaster RUV, report that “No” has 52.5% of the vote and “Yes” has 47.5%, with only a small number of ballots remaining to be counted in one of Iceland’s six voting districts. Local results are expected later on Sunday.
The vote is on a government proposal to begin or continue negotiations with the European Union. France 24 notes that Iceland is already part of the EU’s single market and the Schengen area, but EU membership would extend ties through the customs union and could lead to adopting the euro. While coverage focuses on the referendum’s outcome, outlets largely align on the vote share, the leading camp, and the closeness of the results, with only minor differences in emphasis and timing of reporting.
