Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom, on Monday announced that he would launch a political party in New Zealand to compete for next year 's elections , draw a contemptuous response to Prime Minister John Key .
Dotcom, said his plan is still embryonic , but as yet unnamed party will launch on January 20 , armed police raided his mansion in Auckland , led to him being accused of online piracy on the second anniversary .
" Wow ! I get a lot of encouraging news , my plan , a new political party , thank you , " 39 -year-old tweeted .
Internet giant revealed some details of his platform , saying only that he wanted to improve New Zealand's IT infrastructure, including " fair tariffs and no more data limit ."
"The party 's website with our vision and candidate information will be January 20, 2014 launch of another big event a second RAID anniversary ," he said on Twitter .
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New Zealand Prime Minister John ? Base (John Key) on July 27, 2013 speech. He dismissed Kim Dotcom 's PL ...
Dotcom has denied any wrongdoing , and free on bail as he fights extradition to the U.S. , has also taken on the key card , he accused them of pursuing the case against him , bow to the pressure of Hollywood .
Key , who will be in 2014 to seek a third term election , dismissed the move as a gimmick , and recommended Internet companies named his organization "no hope" party .
"It's like the guy we saw everything , he wants to stay here to fight his extradition treaty , he has some good PR people , we will see how it is, " he told TV3.
Dotcom, responded on Twitter : "I did not PR people , I just try to do what you are good at , key man ."
He used the hashtag # Gimme5Percent including one of his tweets , referring to the five percent threshold needed for a political party under New Zealand 's proportional voting system , in order to win parliamentary representation .
Dotcom companies have the right of abode in New Zealand , he is a German national , which means he can not be elected to parliament in person .
But he told technology website torrentfreak.com , his nationality does not prevent him from launching a political party in New Zealand , and became its president .
"Need someone to lead New Zealand in the future, " he said. "Unfortunately , the current government does not know what the future looks like ."
Dotcom has become a celebrity in New Zealand , in his legal battle . He was a Reader's Digest New Zealand's 100 most trusted people in the June announcement No. 98 on the list . The key is ranked No. 80 .
 



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