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The Pirate Party - Storming their First Regional Parliament

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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.

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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