Iceland Votes 52.8% to 47.2% to Reject Reopening EU Membership Talks Despite Trump Greenland Threats

Icelandic voters rejected a government proposal to resume EU accession negotiations by 52.8% to 47.2%, with 82.5% turnout among roughly 270,000 eligible voters 123. Prime Minister Kristrún Frostadóttir said her government will not proceed with talks but will keep strengthening ties through the European Economic Area, and left to parliament the question of formally withdrawing Iceland's EU application 13. Opposition leader Guðrún Hafsteinsdóttir, who led the "no" campaign, said the vote reflects a wish for Iceland to "steer that course" itself 3. Euronews reported only two of six constituencies backed reopening talks, both in Reykjavík, while rural fishing-dependent regions voted "no" by margins exceeding 60%, and a Gallup poll cited by Euronews found 90% of fishing-linked companies opposed membership 2. A State Department spokesman said Washington respects Iceland's "sovereign decision" 3.