MITHILA — Voters in Iceland have voted against resuming negotiations to rejoin the European Union, resolving the latest discussions over the Arctic nation's formal relationship with the European bloc. The Arctic island country, which has a population of 4,00,000 people, has debated the fundamental question of whether to join the European Union for well over a decade.
The result marks a departure from initial expectations surrounding the issue. Iceland had previously been anticipated to narrowly back holding membership talks with the European Union. However, opinion polls conducted this month showed that views among the electorate had changed ahead of the decision.
In line with the shift recorded in the recent opinion polls, voters on the 4,00,000-person Arctic island ultimately decided to say no to resuming talks to rejoin the European Union, bringing an end to earlier expectations of narrow support for holding the negotiations.
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