Marine Le Pen and Nigel Farage welcome the Icelanders' vote against EU accession negotiations.

The Icelanders voted on Sunday against the resumption of accession negotiations to the European Union, with 52.8% of votes for the "No" option. Marine Le Pen, the leader of the far-right in France, stated that this vote underscores that EU membership is not a necessity for all European democracies, while Nigel Farage, the architect of Brexit, congratulated Iceland for choosing to maintain its independence.

The vote was perceived as a clear message that peoples must decide their own future. The Icelandic government, led by social-democrat Prime Minister Kristrún Frostadóttir, promoted accession as a unique opportunity, but activists from the "No" camp argued that it would threaten national sovereignty and fishing waters.

Iceland applied for EU membership for the first time in 2009, but discussions were suspended in 2013. Now, any discussion about accession is frozen until 2028, and the current ties with the EU through the European Economic Area and the Schengen Area remain unchanged.