• By Dan Nosowitz
    Apr 30, 2009 11:20 PM 10,640
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    Swedish Pirate Party Wins a Seat in the European Union

    Sweden's "Pirate Party" Makes a Run for the E.U. Parliament
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    Swedish Pirate Party Expected to Win (Not Plunder) a Seat in E.U. Parliament

    It looks like Europe is just as taken with the Pirate Party as we at Giz are, because a recent electoral poll shows them with enough votes to secure a seat in the E.U. Parliament.

    The guilty verdict handed down to the Pirate Bay leaders resulted in a huge amount of publicity and popularity for the Pirate Party, regardless of the fact that the two are not officially related. Membership has shot up to a record 42,000+, and a recent poll to check out the frontrunners in the E.U. election showed even rosier numbers.

    The Pirate Party is now the second-most popular party for voters 18-30, and Swedish newspaper DN.se predicts a vote of 5.1% in the election, which will be enough for a seat in Parliament. Sure, it's a minority vote (and that's being generous), but a pirate can surely stand his ground. [DN.se (warning: Swedish) via TorrentFreak]


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