Chief Pirate voices support for Greece
Photo: Reuters Petros Giannakouris
Birgitta Jónsdóttir, leader of the Icelandic Pirate Party (‘Píratar’), has expressed support for the Greek people ahead of their referendum on Sunday.
In a speech in the Icelandic Parliament (‘Alþingi’) today, Jónsdóttir urged the Greek people to “follow their hearts” in the snap referendum called by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on whether or not to accept the terms of international creditors in order to secure further bail-out loan payments.
“Since the European Union has been urging the Greek people to go against the will of their Prime Minister, I would like to express my support and urge voters to follow their hearts in the imminent referendum,” said Jónsdóttir today.
Jónsdóttir further compared the situation today in Greece with what might have happened in Iceland. In her view, Greece’s creditors are pursuing the “absurd” path of trying to solve the country’s debt problems by heaping more debt onto the shoulders of the people.
Birgitta Jónsdóttir MP. Photo: Kristinn Ingvarsson
