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Commented on Pirate Party takes two EuroParl seats!
Damn, many apologies. The ones dementing the two observers are the officials at the EuroParl office in Sweden. My opinion on the National Election Authority still stands, they just aren't responsible for this particular snafu....
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@4 & 7 Theres some controversy surrounding the 19th and 20th observer seats. Our national election officials claim they have received no instructions that they are to elect two observers although there has already been lengthy discussions about them on...
Commented on Pirate Party takes two EuroParl seats!
It's a good day to be a pirate! First order of the day, find a group. Second, take down the telecom package!...
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This is such a /popcorn moment!...
Commented on Swedish Pirate Party membership surges after Pirate Bay verdict
Sweden "is" a representative democracy. To gain a seat in the parliament you need at least 4% of the national votes, at which point you actually gain 17 seats. For the upcoming EuroParl election we need roughly 100 000 votes...
Commented on Swedish Pirate Party membership surges after Pirate Bay verdict
@Duncan http://www.pp-international.net/ www.piratpartiet.se also has some english info under international. 2009-04-20 07:30 CET - 31044...
Commented on Swedish Pirate Party membership surges after Pirate Bay verdict
We fly a Pirate P as our flag. http://www.piratpartiet.se/media/piratpartiet_logotype_p_endast And no need to plunder when changing the laws is more profitable....
Commented on Swedish Pirate Party membership surges after Pirate Bay verdict
A few minutes ago we passed the Christian Democrats, making us the fourth largest party in sweden by mebership count. 22:39 CET - 24447 Also our youth section is the largest in sweden bar none and even larger than two...
Commented on Swedish Pirate Party membership surges after Pirate Bay verdict
We started at 14700-ish members that morning. Up untill midnight we gained 5022 members. An increase five times larger than any we've previously recorded. We continued gaining members all through the night and broke 20 000 members at 02:45. For...

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Apreche commented on Pirate Party takes two EuroParl seats!
I don't know much about these elections or the European Parliament. However, I've been hearing a lot of stuff through the webs about Neo-Nazis and other fringe groups winning seats. That leads me to think that either there are so many seats going around that these people can win seats, or that the voter turnout is so low, that vocal minorities win out. It's good to see some legitimacy to the Pirate Party, but these kinds of things make me question how meaningful it really is....
annoyingmouse commented on Pirate Party takes two EuroParl seats!
Off topic (although reading these comments not too far OT) but for people in the UK concerned with the election results I thought I'd point to http://www.hopenothate.org.uk/ a site that sadly I've only come across today. Worth a visit....
Ranryu commented on Pirate Party takes two EuroParl seats!
There aren't even any inofficial ties between the Pirate Party and Pirate Bay. None of the same people are involved. One of the guys behind Pirate Bay is a member of the Green Party. The other two aren't very politically interested, although one of them is reported as planning to vote for the Pirate Party. Neither was there any connection between the formation of the Pirate Party and the legal action against Pirate Bay. This is easily verified by just checking the timeline. The party was registered at the Election Authority in February 2006. The first raid against Pirate Bay...
strumpet windsock commented on Pirate Party takes two EuroParl seats!
Thanks for the info Ranryu, I appreciate it. ...and anonymous, settle down. I was asking a fair question, not making accusations. And this matter is serious enough that I think these questions SHOULD be asked so it can be clarified. The thought didn't even occur to me until I heard about the gains made by ultra-rightists. I am completely in favour of a voice for net and copyright freedom, but that doesn't absolve the party from scrutiny or fair criticism. So long as the party is not influenced by Carl Lundström's personal views I am happy that they got elected....
nerak commented on Pirate Party takes two EuroParl seats!
where's the American Pirate Party???...

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