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Election Results for Pirate Party of Switzerland: 0.94% of total ballots
Last Sunday, 18 October, national elections were held in Switzerland. The pirates did well, receiving 82,635 votes in total—0.94% of ballots cast. The turnout for the election was 49.99%. Before the election took place the Pirate Party of Switzerland attempted…
Swiss Pirate Party Elects Co-Presidents, Passes Resolutions Regarding Upcoming Votes
On Saturday, 21st of March, 2015, Pirate Party Switzerland elected two co-presidents for the first time! The General Assembly elected Guillaume Saouli and Stephan Thöni to replace outgoing President Alexis Roussel. Stephan Thöni is from the canton of Zug. He…
Sunday Elections Look Promising for Piraten Basel
Last year’s national elections, they took 1.92%, the best result until now for the Pirates in Switzerland. Piraten Basel are confident the votes are there to reach 4%.
Inside the Clean-IT conflict
CleanIT is a project by several European governments and private stakeholders. The project officially aims to reduce the use (or abuse) of the internet by terrorists. The list of the CleanIT goals reads, on the surface, like it is motivated…
Alex Arnold Becomes the First Elected Pirate Mayor!
The Swiss Pirate Party had a major victory Sunday, as 31-year-old Alex Arnold was elected mayor of Eichberg, a municipality in North Eastern Switzerland. He is not the first Pirate Mayor, but the first pirate to be selected by an…
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