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These three politicians are celebrating

These three politicians are celebrating

From Aftenposten · () Norwegian

Translated from Norwegian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

Opinion Named sources Outcome reported
  • Nigel Farage, Marine Le Pen and Trygve Slagsvold Vedum welcomed Iceland’s referendum decision against restarting EU membership negotiations.
  • Vedum, leader of Norway’s Centre Party, wrote “Congratulations, Iceland” on Facebook.

Nigel Farage, Marine Le Pen and Trygve Slagsvold Vedum found common ground in Iceland’s referendum on European Union membership.

A majority of Icelandic voters rejected restarting negotiations on EU membership, a result that pleased the three European politicians. Vedum, who leads Norway’s Centre Party, responded on Facebook with the message, “Congratulations, Iceland.”

Congratulations, Iceland.

— Trygve Slagsvold VedumThe Norwegian Centre Party leader reacted on Facebook to Iceland’s referendum result.
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Originally published by Aftenposten in Norwegian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.