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'No' camp seen winning Iceland's EU referendum

A man with an Icelandic flag rolls around in a park ahead of a referendum on whether Iceland should resume accession negotiations with the European Union, in Reykjavik, Iceland, on 29 August, 2026.
A man with an Icelandic flag rolls around in a park ahead of a referendum on whether Iceland should resume accession negotiations with the European Union, in Reykjavik, Iceland, on 29 August, 2026. REUTERS - Leonhard Foeger

Iceland's 'No' camp appeared headed for victory in a referendum on whether to resume the country's suspended European Union membership negotiations, as ballot counting approached the end early Sunday.

The 'No' camp had 52.5 percent of votes and the 'Yes' camp 47.5 percent, with only a few ballots left to be counted in one of Iceland's six voting districts, which was already leaning toward a 'No', online ballot counting on public broadcaster RUV showed.

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