Congratulations must go out to Piratenpartei - the German Pirate Party - for winning an impressive 2% of the national vote in the recent parliamentary elections. Set agains a showing of just 0.9% in this years EU elections this shows a strong rise in interest and awareness for Pirate issues and Pirate politics - free cultural exchange, copyright and patent reform, and respect for individual privacy.
Not yet enough for a seat at the table... but plenty enough for established parties to sit up and take notice. A clear mandate at the ballot box goes a long way to strengthen the message...
Congratulations!
(As spotted at Michael Geist. Also at more analysis at Torrent Freak)
Piratpartiet & The Pirate Party - Working for copyright reform
Tuesday, 29 September 2009
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