Iron Maiden - Eddie Flag Rocks Spanish Town Hall
Eddie the Head, the demoniacal mascot of the British heavy metal group Iron Maiden, has made his way into the debating chamber of a Spanish town hall. Eddie's cadaverous face appears regularly at council meetings in the town of Villava, in Navarre, as part of a war of political symbols between local parties.
Basque separatist councillors insist on hanging the Basque flag on their desks during debates, upsetting other politicians at the town hall. Most dislike the idea of the Navarre region being treated as part of the Basque country.
The Socialists have responded by hanging an Iron Maiden flag on their desks. The Socialist leader, José Luis Uriz, said: "The Iron Maiden flag means a lot to me. If I have to put up with their flag, they'll have to put up with Eddie's face."
The conservative Navarrese People's Union party has joined the protest. Its councillors now hang the flag of the local La Liga football club, Osasuna, from their desks.
Basque separatist councillors insist on hanging the Basque flag on their desks during debates, upsetting other politicians at the town hall. Most dislike the idea of the Navarre region being treated as part of the Basque country.
The Socialists have responded by hanging an Iron Maiden flag on their desks. The Socialist leader, José Luis Uriz, said: "The Iron Maiden flag means a lot to me. If I have to put up with their flag, they'll have to put up with Eddie's face."
The conservative Navarrese People's Union party has joined the protest. Its councillors now hang the flag of the local La Liga football club, Osasuna, from their desks.
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| Valentin B Iconoclast Posts: 10084 From: Czech Republic  |
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| GT Coffee!! Posts: 5101 From: Denmark  |
Haha that should add some colour to their debates
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| SlaytallicA Lycanthropy Posts: 1261 From: Portugal  |
Ahaha nice one!
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| Dark Blood The Avenger Posts: 1435 From: Portugal  |
 I wouldn't mind to watch a debate with Eddie's flag! 
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| BloodTears ANA-thema Posts: 11835 From: Portugal  |
brilliant!
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| iaberis Advice Troll Posts: 1698 From: Greece  |
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| Judas The Amputator Posts: 2043 From: Australia  |
Ahahaha, the Basque country gets renamed 'Terra de Eddie' will be the next news item I think. 'Maidenistan!'
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| O Sinistron Hopeless Sinner Posts: 212 From: Brazil  |
Written by Holy_Diver on 16.10.2008 at 15:04 Me neither, but Eddie is into everything!
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| Elio Red Nightmare Posts: 4920 From: Italy  |
That's somenthing strange
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| Scottgun Posts: 39 From: USA  |
I won't pretend I understand one iota of the Spain/Basque thing, but the stock of the guys using Eddie went up in my book. 
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| juanopereira Posts: 268 From: Chile  |
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| K✞ulu Seeker of Truth Posts: 2570 From: Czech Republic  |
Wow, they have made a circus out of the city council...
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| LeChron James Helvetesfossen Posts: 3561 From: USA  |
funniest news ever. easily the funniest iron maiden news to date.
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| FeskarN Posts: 867 From: Sweden  |
this sounds weird in a way!
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| Daggon Underpaid M.D. Posts: 1689 From: Mexico  |
Directly to the Maiden trivia haha
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| Murder Posts: 255 From: Mexico  |
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| Iceland_Norway Posts: 263 From: Italy  |
Ahahahahah god bless Eddie!!!!! UP THE IRONS! great.
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---- On pirun vaikea selvitä hengissä hautaan saakka It is damn difficult to stay alive till the grave Erno Paasilinna :devil:
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| Doc G. Full Grown Hoser Posts: 9718 From: Canada  |
Quote: Man, if I was a politician I'd have this kind of attitude. Good to see its coming from a left-wing group.
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| heresiarch Forever Dead Posts: 1473 From: Finland  |
That's politics for you there heheehehe
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| Øyvind Grave Digger Posts: 671 From: Serbia  |
That is one great idea!!! If only someone in the Serbian parliament would do something like that...
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