High turnout and early results have exposed deep divisions over sovereignty, fishing rights and whether the founding NATO member should move closer to Brussels
Icelanders have turned out in unusually large numbers to decide whether to reopen accession talks with the European Union, with the founding NATO member split almost exactly down the middle over its future relationship with Brussels.
Polling stations closed at 10pm local time on Saturday, with the first results underscoring just how difficult the outcome is to predict. Early counts initially gave the “no” camp a commanding lead in rural constituencies, before the overall tally swung…
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