In Iceland the so-called Icesave referendum was held on Saturday. Recall that the referendum was precipitated by President Grímsson’s decision to veto the Icesave Bill in early January. Information about the Icesave issue/debacle/dispute can be found here.

As reported in a previous post, the earliest indications were that the referendum would be close and even that the president’s veto might be overturned. However, the final result was somewhat different to say the least.

Iceland Review gives the final figures for the referendum:

Registered voters: 229,977
Voting: 144,231 (62.72 per cent)

Blank ballots: 6,744 (4.7 per cent)
Invalid/spoilt ballots: 491 (0.3 per cent)
Voting Yes: 2,599 (1.8 per cent, or 1.9 per cent of the valid votes cast)
Voting No: 134,397 (93.2 per cent, or 98.1 per cent of the valid votes cast)