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> It takes Greece-style catastrophe to really shake things up, it seems. Or more time. The pirates are growing, give them a few cycles. Considering that they n
by muuh-gnu 14y ago
> It takes Greece-style catastrophe to really shake things up, it seems.
Or more time. The pirates are growing, give them a few cycles. Considering that they never were in a parliament in the first place, 8% is impressive. The FDP, who have been existing for 60 years and have been parts of the goverment countless times, also didnt manage to get more than 8%, so 8% is perfectly fine. The greens are oscillating around 5% for 30 years now.
- brazzy 14y agoMake no mistake - of those 8% at least half are protest voters who will vote for whatever new party they see as anti-establishment. The pirates will lose those when they first become part of a government and have to do compromises, or when a newer anti-establishment party appears, whichever happens first. The pirates may still grow a little, but then they will see a sharp drop in votes, unless they can achieve some truly spectacular successes. How the deal with that drop will determine whether they have long term viability.
- Zirro 14y agoI feel said to say it, but this is exactly what happened with the Pirate Party of Sweden when another certain controversial party started getting traction. One could hope the situation turns out to be different in Germany, though.