Icelandic Pirate Party Can Become Biggest Party On October 29

Icelandic Pirate Party Can Become Biggest Party On October 29

Iceland’s elections will take place on October 29, which will be an important day in history for the nation. Assuming the Pirate Party becomes the biggest party, they will need to create a coalition. Things are getting very exciting over in Iceland, where the local Pirate Party is gaining a lot of momentum for the upcoming elections. What makes this group of like-minded individuals so impressive is their favor for Bitcoin as a payment method. They also want to grant Asylum to Edward Snowden, and clean up the corruption in the country. Iceland is due for new governmental elections very....


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