Voting closes in Iceland’s knife-edge EU referendum
Iceland’s leadership has promised to honour whatever the country’s people decide. Voting has closed in Iceland’s referendum on resuming membership negotiations with the European Union.
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- Fact 1: Polling suggests the vote is on a knife-edge, with different surveys putting either side narrowly ahead, but none straying more than a few points from an even 50/50 split.
- Fact 2: The vote comes 13 years after Iceland, then led by a Eurosceptic government, paused EU accession talks.
Iceland’s leadership has promised to honour whatever the country’s people decide. Voting has closed in Iceland’s referendum on resuming membership negotiations with the European Union.
Voting stations closed on Saturday, but it could take several hours for a clear victory for either the “yes” or “no” camp to emerge. Could Russia hit northern Europe if it gained control of Arctic’s Bear Gap? Iceland heads to polls in knife-edge referendum on restarting EU talks Iceland votes in a tight race on whether to resume talks to join the EU The referendum does not have exit polls, and ballot counting only began once voting stations closed.
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