<story><title>Icelandic Pirate Party enters parliament</title><url>http://falkvinge.net/2013/04/28/icelandic-pirate-party-wins-enters-parliament/</url><text></text></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>SagelyGuru</author><text>Congratulations to the Icelandic Pirate Party on entering the national parliament with three MPs!&lt;p&gt;The name &quot;Pirates&quot; does not mean robbers but is meant to indicate an analogy between the freedom of the international seas and the freedom of the internet.&lt;p&gt;Pirate Parties are now established in many countries. The core ideas of their policies are: direct democracy, transparency, free internet.</text></comment>
<story><title>Icelandic Pirate Party enters parliament</title><url>http://falkvinge.net/2013/04/28/icelandic-pirate-party-wins-enters-parliament/</url><text></text></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>kzrdude</author><text>The booster is that (some) Icelanders demand change and are seeking out new politicians. However, a depressing majority seems to have voted to install the old politicians, that were part of setting up the crisis, into power again.</text></comment>