Iceland in suspense after close EU vote

Iceland voted Saturday in a referendum on whether to resume membership negotiations with the European Union, with a close race predicted and the final result expected late in the night or next morning.Iceland in suspense after close EU voteVoting stations closed at 10:00 pm .In the absence of exit polls and with ballot counting only beginning once voting stations closed, it could take several hours before a clear victory emerges for the 'Yes' or 'No' camp.The country of just under 400,000 people applied to join the EU in the wake of a 2009 financial crisis that devastated its economy.Membership talks were then suspended in 2013 when a eurosceptic government came to power.An opinion poll by analyst firm Maskina on Friday gave the 'Yes' side a slight edge with 50.4 percent of the vote, but t