The no camp has prevailed, holding 52.5% of votes with only a few left to be counted, says public broadcaster
Iceland has rejected the government’s proposal to hold accession talks with the EU 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 47.2%. Voter turnout was high at 82.5%.
Reuters and Agence France-Presse contributed to this story.
