Pirate Party Wins Seats in Berlin Election

Merkel coalition suffers losses

A political party that promotes Internet freedom has won almost 9 percent of the vote in Berlin’s state elections this weekend.

The German arm of Pirate Party wants legal reforms on file sharing, data protection and censorship. It also campaigns for free wireless Internet and free public transport.

The party passed the crucial 5 percent hurdle to get into parliament, the Guardian reports, finishing fifth in the state elections. It is the first time that the party has won any seats in any of Germany’s 16 legislative states since it was founded in 2006.

Andreas Baum, the party's top candidate, is quoted in Deutsche Welle.

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