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Iceland’s referendum on restarting EU membership negotiations is scheduled for August 29, 2026. Yes resolves if the electorate approves the restart of membership talks, based on the official certified results published by Iceland’s National Electoral Commission. If the date shifts to before December 31, 2026, the same rule applies to the new ballot; a pass must be recorded by the deadline for the market to resolve Yes, otherwise No.
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| Icelandic European Union membership negotiations referendum passes? | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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The Icelandic European Union membership negotiations referendum is a ballot referendum in which voters will be asked whether Iceland should restart membership negotiations with the European Union. This referendum is currently scheduled to be held on August 29, 2026. You can find more information about the referendum here: https://government.is/topics/foreign-affairs/iceland-in-europe/referendum/. This market will resolve to "Yes" if Iceland passes this referendum. Otherwise, this market will resolve to "No". If the election is officially rescheduled to a date prior to December 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET, the same rule applies to the new ballot and its corresponding deadlines. This market will resolve to "no" if no qualifying referendum vote is passed by December 31, 2026, 11:59 PM ET, or if such a referendum is scheduled to be held later than such date. The resolution source will be based on the official certified results of the vote as published by the National Electoral Commission of Iceland. Subsequent litigation, administrative challenges, or failure of any post-approval implementation steps will not be considered.