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Posted: July 16, 2014/Under: Andrew Reitemeyer, Creator, General Assembly, News/By: Andrew Reitemeyer

Pirate Party in the Netherlands General Assembly

Pirate Party in the Netherlands General Assembly

July 16, 2014 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in

On Sunday, 6 July 2014, a General Assembly (GA) of the Pirate Party of the Netherlands was held in the city of  Utrecht. The turnout was around 55 persons at the meeting. On the agenda for the GA was the election of…

Jelle de Graaf, Piratenpartij Amsterdam

The First Elected Pirate in the History of Dutch Politics

March 30, 2014 · by Matthijs Pontier · in

The Piratenpartij Netherlands (PPNL) has achieved an historic result with the Amsterdam elections of 2014. With the seat for Jelle de Graaf in the board committee of Amsterdam West, PPNL has the first elected pirate in the history of Dutch politics….

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