A majority of respondents to a recent Stod 2 and Frettabladid poll were against Iceland applying to join the European Union.

53.9 percent of respondents did not want Iceland to apply, while 46.1 percent were positive towards the idea. A majority of Social Democrat voters (77.5 percent) were pro EU membership application, but other voters were much less positive, mbl.is reports.

Similar polls conducted since the banking crash in October suggested that the country was strongly in favour of EU membership. Read more here.