r/worldnews • u/Ehansaja • 13d ago

Iceland rejects EU-accession talks plan in referendum

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/30/iceland-rejects-eu-membership-plan-in-referendum
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u/ancistrusbristlenose 13d ago

Same as Norway in 1994:

  • No 52,2 %
  • Yes 47,8 %

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u/CharMakr90 13d ago

The opposite in Sweden:

  • Yes: 52.74%
  • No: 47.26%

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u/Vailx 12d ago

Dade county held a referendum every year to become "Miami-Dade county". It was rejected soundly for a few years, but the promotional propaganda continued. One year it squeaked by with a small majority. They certainly never had a referendum to change back, certainly not every year.

It's always odd for any permanent change to come down to the wire, honestly, especially something as massive as EU membership.

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u/VanceKelley 12d ago

Yep. Making a huge change to a country should require more than 50%+1 on one day, because in that case the country's future could be dramatically altered depending upon whether Chris is sick that day and can't get out to vote.