Definitely no or maybe yes: what tipped the Icelandic referendum | Miranda Bryant

The no campaign was well-funded and accused of scaremongering, but the wording of the question may also have made a difference

It was always going to be a close contest.

But on the night, the figures showed just how divided Iceland was on the issue of whether or not to restart negotiations with the European Union.

After a nail-biting overnight count, the well-funded no campaign https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/30/iceland-eu-accession-talks-referendum-result">rejoiced on Sunday morning as the broadcaster RUV declared it the winner with about 52.8% of the vote.

Given the size of Iceland’s population- barely 400,000 – the margins were tiny.