Bitcoin Politician Mathias Sundin Wins Election - From The CoinFront

In July, The CoinFront reported on Mathias Sundin, a Swedish political candidate who ran a campaign funded entirely by Bitcoin.

The Swedish elections took place on September 14th of this year, and Sundin was victorious over several rivals in his area to become a member of Swedish parliament.

Sundin ran as a member of Folkpartiet, the Liberal People’s Party of Sweden. They are now the seventh largest party in Sweden’s parliament, holding 19 seats. This is down from 24 seats previous to the election.

While many politicians run Bitcoin-centric campaigns, they often end up being fringe candidates with the odds stacked against them. Sundin’s victory shows that a mainstream politician can run a successful Bitcoin-centric campaign and end up making real changes toward curbing over-regulation.

During his campaign, Sundin promised to fight what he calls “knee-jerk regulation of Bitcoin, other digital currencies, and disruptive innovation in general.” Let’s see if he lives up to his promises.

Bitcoin Politician Mathias Sundin Wins Election