Iceland's 'No' to EU talks vote not 'a setback' but 'victory for democracy': PM
Icelandic Prime Minister Kristrún Frostadóttir on Sunday hailed the public vote against resuming EU membership talks as a "victory for democracy" rather than a setback.
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- Published Date: 05:58 PM 30 August 2026
Icelandic Prime Minister Kristrun Frostadottir said Sunday that her fellow citizens' vote against restarting talks to join the EU was not "a setback" but "a victory for democracy".
"I don't see this as a setback. I see this as a victory for democracy. We had over 80 percent of the country participate in a matter like this," Frostadottir told a press conference.
She confirmed that her "government is not going forward with the accession talks this term", after a narrow majority voted against resuming EU entry talks that were suspended 13 years ago.
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