Czech PP Celebrates First Pirate Senator | PirateTimes


    • swosh

      But he was united candidate for Green Party, Christian Democratic Union and Pirates. And of course i m glad he won.


    • NingúnOtro

      First elected member of the European Pirate Party ? .

      Congratulations.

    • After reading Czech news (via Google Translate ;-), it appears to me as follows:
      Libor Michálek is an independent, not a member of any of the three parties. He accepted the invitation by the Czech Pirates to propose him as candidate, then also got support from Greens and Christian Democrats (which is a rather small party in CR), and had best results in the two passes of the elections (first about 25%, second over 74%).
      When he was asked which faction in Senate he would join, he said he considered the Christian Democratic faction, if they modified their name to “Christian Democrats and Independents”.
      Makes sense, since neither Greens nor Pirates have any other seats in the Senate.


    • Kostas Hampipis

      Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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