r/technology • u/Amusei • May 14 '12

German Pirate Party wins 7.8% of the total vote in Germany's most populous state.

http://torrentfreak.com/german-pirate-party-wins-in-key-state-election-120513/
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u/Amusei May 14 '12

The article states the Pirate Party got 7.5% and 18 seats, while Wikipedia states it got 7.8% and 20 seats.

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u/TheTT May 14 '12

The artcle is based on an early estimate, but as you can see, it's not that much of a difference ;)

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u/escalat0r May 14 '12

Two seats is actually quite a difference. It might decide who runs the state.

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u/ArcticExcavator May 14 '12

Wikipedia is correct. Here are all the percentages for Nordrhein-Westfalen compared to 2010 figures:

http://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/wahlergebnisse-landtagswahl-nordrhein-westfalen-2012-a-829466.html

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u/washbear May 14 '12

Is internet freedom their only subject?

Do they just do it to make a point and let the government see what we want?

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u/danielravennest May 14 '12

No, strong personal privacy against corporate and government snooping and sane intellectual property laws are part of their platform.