Pirate Party For Internet Freedom Wins Seats In Iceland’s Parliament | Talking Points Memo

REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — Iceland, a nation of seafarers, has been stormed by pirates.

They won’t be forming the government, but online freedom advocates the Pirate Party were still big winners in the country’s election.The party, just a few months old, took 5.1 percent of the vote in Saturday’s poll, gaining three of the 63 seats in Iceland’s parliament, the Althingi.


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