Pirate Party membership gains momentum
The Swedish Pirate Party has been gaining new members at a fantastic pace. Starting out with absolutely no support and the opposition of the media, the infamous group has been growing steadily beyond the bounds of what was initially thought to be a small interest-group. In recent polls, it seemed that they have the support of 21% of the entire population of Sweden.
Aside from the support in this poll, more people have joined the party recently. During the last quarter the membership count increased by 50% - from 6000 to 9000 - which makes the party larger than the Green Party which currently holds 19 seats in the Swedish parliament.
The Pirate Party is focused primarily on intellectual property reform, transparency in governing and the privacy rights of online users. Hopefully they get enough support to bring in some parliamentary seats in the next election. They look like they have enough support, and having a political party like this in power can only mean good things for information freedom.
