Czech PP Celebrates First Pirate Senator | PirateTimes

Czech PP Celebrates First Pirate Senator October 20, 2012 · by Andrew Reitemeyer · in Election The Czechs have their first elected Pirate Senator. Pirates worldwide will be rejoicing with PPCZ as they celebrate Libor Michálek’s success in the senatorial elections. Famous, in his own country, as a whistle blower for exposing corruption in 1996 when he worked for the National Property Fund. In 2010 […]

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Pirate Lost Mayoral Election in Saarlouis, Germany | PirateTimes

Pirate Lost Mayoral Election in Saarlouis, Germany September 30, 2012 · by Anton Nordenfur · in Election In Sunday’s mayoral election in Saarlouis, Germany, the Pirate candidate ended up with 3.2 % of the votes, losing to the incumbent mayor. Pirate candidate Thomas Brockmann.CC Thomas Brockmann. The Pirate candidate was Thomas Brockmann, 50, a freelance journalist who was seeking to bring more transparency and citizen participation […]

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Dutch Election Today! First National Seat for the Pirates? | PirateTimes

Dutch Election Today! First National Seat For the Pirates? September 12, 2012 · by Justus Römeth · in Election In one hour we should know the preliminary results from the Dutch elections and how Piratenpartij (PPNL) did. For live coverage you can take a look at one of the two following people covering it Justus Römeth and Andrew Norton. Some selected excerpts from the reporting by […]

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General elections in the Netherlands | PirateTimes

General elections in the Netherlands August 24, 2012 · by Anouk Neeteson · in Election You may have missed it, but Holland is slowly but surely being gripped by election fever as election night creeps closer. It is still a while away though, as they’re being held on 12th of September. Yet the electioneering battle has already started, still low key, as the various parties […]

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