Iceland | PirateTimes – Part 2
Re-elections looming close as Iceland hits a political scandal
The recent release of the #Panamapapers has already resulted in startling revelations spanning the globe. The “leak” reveals that several people, previously beyond suspicion (as well as those already subject to blacklisting and criminals), set up off-shore companies within more…
Crucial state elections for the German Pirates
The Pirate Party of Germany (PPDE) and the Pirate movement as a whole, will be experiencing the first of many election tests in 2016 and the coming year 2017. The first was in Hessen last Sunday 6 March 2016. In…
PPIS is Largest Party on Iceland for 6th Month
If there were elections in Iceland today 34.6% of the population would vote for the Pirate Party. This is the result from the latest Gallup poll, a slight decrease in support for the Pirate Party of Iceland. However, it is still the second highest…
Iceland’s Pirates Have a New Steering Committee
In the weekend of 29-30 August 2015 The Pirate Party of Iceland held a General Assembly in which they elected a new steering committee and passed two important motions. As we publish the latest polls indicate PPIS is now polling…
Birgitta’s Jónsdóttir: We, the People, are the System
Birgitta Jónsdóttir’s speech, ‘We, the People, are the System’, was delivered at the TEDx Reykjavik event held on 16 May 2015. Birgitta tells us why the small island country of Iceland needs a Pirate led government. She also explains why the…
Show Notes and Podcast: The Order of the Pirate Unicorn Podcast 008
The Podcast for the Order of the Pirate Unicorn Mumble chat held on 7 June 2015 and recorded on 9 June. Out of four invited Icelanders two where able to to make it – this was done with the…
Icelandic Pirates: PPIS Vote to Leave PPI and Birgitta only Politician to increase in Trust
Following the Pirate Parties of Australia and the United Kingdom, the Pirate Party of Iceland overwhelmingly voted to leave Pirate Parties International. Arnaldur Sigurðarson, member of the Pirate executive council, told the Pirate Times that the vote was 96.56% in…
Breaking News: Coup in Iceland – Pirate Party is in Control of Parliament
Update: This was an April fools joke. Early this morning, Icelandic time, the coast guard in Iceland stormed Althingi (their Parliament) and took control over the country. Radio Iceland started playing Viking folk tunes and insisted that the population keep…
Two Nordic Pirate Parties Change the Hands on the Helm
Two Pirate Parties changed their “leadership” last weekend. Finland and Iceland both have a new board. This is especially significant for Finland who are facing elections next year. Finland In a close election, held on Sunday 17 August 2014, the…
Protesting Parliament Bills in Iceland is Easy
‘Öryggisventill’ is the Icelandic word for a safety valve. You might think that a safety valve in Iceland has something to do with tourists trying to pronounce “Eyjafjallajökull” or geothermal steam. In this case it is related to the second of…
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