REYKJAVIK – A referendum asking voters in Iceland to approve the restart of negotiations with the European Union to join the economic bloc was too close to call early Sunday morning.
As the counting continued, the vote on whether to engage in talks was nearly even, according to unofficial tallies reported by RÚV, the national public broadcasting company of Iceland. At 3:05 a.m. local time, the “No” vote led 50.1 percent to 49.9 percent.
Months of roiling debate over Saturday’s referendum gripped the country, with the public nearly evenly split over whether to restart talks. The main issues for those in opposition are concerns over control of…
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