Piratenpartei presence @ the Freiheit statt Angst (Freedom Not Fear) 2009 Rally by Michael Vogel

I’d like to take the time to congratulate the Pirate Party of Hesse (Piratenpartei Hesse) for their huge achievement in the German state’s most recent local elections, held on March 27, 2011.

Achieving between 1.2% and 6.25% of the vote throughout the state, the Party secured 31 seats.

Even at a local level, the politics of the Pirate Party are appealing — greater transparency of the state, more participatory, democratic government. This victory is historic, especially for such a new Party. They should be very proud.