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Iceland EU referendum on a knife edge as counting continues
Confirmed
The referendum campaign has fuelled debate about Iceland's place in the world, Frostadottir said after casting her ballot in the capital on Saturday. The vote comes 13 years after Iceland, then led by a Eurosceptic government, paused EU accession talks.
Based on the first 153,197 votes counted of the 270,000 voters eligible, 50.1% rejected the government's proposal, while 49.9% said yes, public broadcaster RUV said, with just 435 votes splitting them. "This is a great day, we've been waiting for this for years to be able to have a vote," Frostadottir said, adding that her government would continue its work regardless of the outcome.
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.
What's confirmed
- The referendum campaign has fuelled debate about Iceland's place in the world, Frostadottir said after casting her ballot in the capital on Saturday.
- Based on the first 153,197 votes counted of the 270,000 voters eligible, 50.1% rejected the government's proposal, while 49.9% said yes, public broadcaster RUV said, with just 435 votes splitting them.
- 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.
What's still developing
- Based on the first 153,197 votes counted of the 270,000 voters eligible, 50.1% rejected the government's proposal, while 49.9% said yes, public broadcaster RUV said, with just 435 votes splitting them.
- The referendum campaign has fuelled debate about Iceland's place in the world, Frostadottir said after casting her ballot in the capital on Saturday.
- "This is a great day, we've been waiting for this for years to be able to have a vote," Frostadottir said, adding that her government would continue its work regardless of the outcome.
- 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.
- The vote comes 13 years after Iceland, then led by a Eurosceptic government, paused EU accession talks.