“The Pirates won 7.6 per cent of the vote in North-Rhine Westphalia, Germany’s most popular state, according to initial estimates, enough for 18 seats in parliament. The Pirates have now won representation in four German states and seem destined to enter Germany’s federal parliament, the Bundestag, in national elections next year.
The Pirates’ platform includes calls a major reform of copyright legislation, as well as demanding free Internet access for all citizens and a minimum income law.”
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