Dutch Pirate Party on the election trail
p2pnet view P2P | Politics:- The Pirate Party is so far the only party of the World Wide Web with branches, complete with PP International, a collective for the Pirate Parties in different countries (see its list under this post).
It’s early days for the net, the first and only true Voice of the People, and it’s equally early days for PP movement. But there’s no doubt it’ll become a major political power on- and offline, one with tremendous clout because of it grassroots base, and the fact the different parties have the potential to collectively formulate and implement common strategies, with all that implies.
Now, “Following in the footsteps of the Swedes and Germans, the Dutch Pirate Party has decided to join the national elections being held this spring”, says TorrentFreak, going on”
“2009 was a breakthrough year for the Pirate Party movement. With more than 7 percent of the vote, the Swedish Pirate Party secured two seats in the European Parliament. A few weeks later, the Pirates in Germany entered the local Parliament after a member of another party switched sides.
“In 2010 the Pirate Parties hope to continue this hot streak, especially during the Swedish national elections later this year. However, Sweden is not the only country where a Pirate Party will end up at the ballot. In the UK the local Pirate Party hopes to compete as well and the Dutch party has now decided to do the same.”
A financial hurdle the party will need to clear before the June 9 election is finding the 12,000 euros (about $16,732 Cdn) it needs as a deposit.
Stay tuned.
PP International list of countries with a Pirate Party, or where one is starting up:
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Brazil
Bulgaria
Canada
Chile
China
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Guatemala
Ireland
Italy
Kazakhstan
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Mexico
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Peru
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
Serbia
Slovakia
South Africa
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
..… and identi.ca
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win ~ Mahatma Gandhi
TorrentFreak – Dutch Pirate Party Joins Election Race, March 8, 2010
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March 26th, 2010 at 12:29 pm
A while since this story was posted, but why would you link a case about a Pirate Party in Norway to a corporation dedicated to spreading information about wolves and dogs?
I strongly support the creation of a Pirate Party in Norway, indeed every country in the world, but it isn’t easy to find info about them. I hoped this would link to it. Will continue looking for information, and maybe I’ll find it and give back the link…