Iceland rejects EU accession talks in referendum, reports say
The no camp has prevailed, holding 52.5% of votes with only a few left to be counted, says public broadcaster Analysis: Definitely no or maybe yes: what tipped the Icelandic referendum Voters in Iceland have rejected the government’s proposal to hold accession talks with the European Union after a closely fought campaign that has divided the country.
After a long and anxious night for those on both sides of the debate, the no camp ended up with 52.8% of votes and the yes camp with 47.2%.
Voter turnout was high at 82.5%.
Reuters and Agence France-Presse contributed to this story.
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