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.
Giles Tremlett: 'It's a shrunken skull - an unusual political symbol'
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.BDx13 - 10-15-2008 at 10:01 AM
that is awesome.Furly - 10-15-2008 at 10:13 AM
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that is awesome.
newbreedbrian - 10-15-2008 at 04:42 PM
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that is awesome.
DaveMoral - 10-16-2008 at 12:51 AM
Euro politics are way more entertaining and hilarious than our's. We need to switch to a parliamentary system so there can be fucking brawls and crazy
shit going on.
