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The Pirate Party - Storming their First Regional Parliament

Michael BärSeptember 23, 2011

Their manifesto has won them plenty of fans: free Internet access, a minimum wage and free public transport. And now the Pirate Party has stormed the Berlin state parliament, capturing an astonishing 9% of the vote. We accompany the young politicians as they ride the wave of success, and compare their breakthrough with that of the Greens some three decades ago.

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Their manifesto has won them plenty of fans: free Internet access, a minimum wage and free public transport. And now the Pirate Party has stormed the Berlin state parliament, capturing an astonishing 9% of the vote. We accompany the young politicians as they ride the wave of success, and compare their breakthrough with that of the Greens some three decades ago.