I know it sounds like a tag-line from a terrible movie, but in this case there’s some truth behind it- just ask anyone in Sweden. Formed in 2006, the Pirates got 7.1% of the vote in the European Parliamentary elections in Sweden, enough to earn not one but two seats at the table if the Lisbon Treaty goes through (which it probably will). These pirates are determined not to get too organized, and mainly advertise by word of mouth and the internet (Yes, they are those kind of pirates in case you were wondering).

Think that the movement may be fruitless? Pirates got .5% of the vote in Germany as well, so there’s a good chance that in the next elections, we could see a stronger pirate presence in the European Parliament. Who said politics had to be boring?

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