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Mon 04 Apr 2009Iceland closer to joining EU as centre-left wins election

THE PROSPECT of Iceland joining the EU has come one step closer after a historic win for Iceland’s centre-left caretaker government in Saturday’s general election.

After being forced from office in January after 18 years, Iceland’s conservatives were given a severe drubbing by voters who blame them for last October’s financial meltdown.