En Islande, les eurosceptiques l’emportent lors du référendum sur l’UE après une nuit sous tension

Cette photo provient de cet article du Figaro. | Un homme avec un drapeau islandais, à Reykjavik, le 29 août 2026. Leonhard FOEGER / REUTERS
LE FIGARO : Les Islandais ont rejeté ce dimanche la reprise des négociations avec l’Union européenne. Le « non » s’est imposé au terme d’un scrutin très serré, marqué par une forte mobilisation.

La bataille électorale s’annonçait serrée. Elle l’a été jusqu’au petit matin. Au bout d’une course haletante, le «non» a fini par l’emporter avec 52,8% des voix, contre 47,2% au « oui ». Appelés samedi aux urnes pour se prononcer sur la reprise des négociations avec l’Union européenne, les Islandais se sont déplacés massivement.

Vers 22 heures, pourtant, rien ne laissait encore présager le naufrage du « Jár ». Au Musée d’Art de Reykjavik, où plusieurs centaines de partisans de l’adhésion à l’UE s’étaient retrouvés pour suivre les résultats. Bières, DJ set, parties d’Uno entre sympathisants… L’ambiance est légère. En attendant les premiers chiffres, la soirée vire au rendez-vous politique. » | Par Louis Dubar et Victor Di Bartolo, envoyés spéciaux à Reykjavik | dimanche 30 août 2026

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