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Fox
Joined: 04 Mar 2009
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 Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 1:37 am Post subject: A Different Sort of Pirate in Europe |
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Well, it looks like the Pirate Party has won seats in the European Parliament thanks to a strong showing in Sweden, and they had a surprisingly good showing in Germany as well, despite not winning any seats.
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With 99.9% of the districts counted the Pirates have 7.1 percent of the votes, beating several established parties. This means that the Pirate Party will get at least one, but most likely two of the 18 (+2) available seats Sweden has at the European Parliament.
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The turnout at the elections is 43 percent, a little higher than the at the 2004 elections. This would mean that roughly 200,000 Swedes have voted for the Pirate Party. This is a huge increase compared to the national elections of 2006 where the party got 34,918 votes.
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At least partially, The Pirate Party puts its increased popularity down to harsh copyright laws and the recent conviction of the people behind The Pirate Bay. After the Pirate Bay verdict, Pirate Party membership more than tripled and they now have over 48,000 registered members, more than the total number of votes they received in 2006. |
Here is the Pirate Party's website, for anyone interested in learning more about it. |
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Juregen
Joined: 30 May 2006
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| Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 2:27 pm Post subject: |
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| This is going to bring some fun to politics. |
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Kikomom
Joined: 24 Jun 2008
Location: them thar hills--Penna, USA--Zippy is my kid, the teacher in ROK. You can call me Kiko
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| Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2009 4:01 pm Post subject: |
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Ohhh.... better than fun! The computer geeks are gonna show the old hippies a thing or two.  |
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