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The Pirate Party looks set for a successful outing in the coming weekend's Icelandic elections.
A poll by local newspaper Morgunblaðið and the Icelandic Social Science Research Institute of the University of Iceland reports support for the Pirate Party is running at about 22.6 per cent, a point-and-a-half ahead of the ruling Independence Party and four points clear of the Left-Greens. That's impressive support, although the party's support has fallen a couple of points since March 2015.
Iceland uses s proportional representation system so the party's current level of support will likely translate into about 15 seats in the 63-member Althingi.
That won't be not enough for Píratar, the party's Icelandic name, to take government. It's also ruled out a coalition with the Independence Party.
But earlier this year Independence split and the recently-formed splinter group Viðreisn (tr. "Regeneration") is polling at 8.8 per cent and has ruled out joining a government with any of the current coalition parties. If the Pirates can align with Viðreisn and other like-minded parties it may therefore become part of a governing coalition and win some ministries.
Four years for a party founded by geeks to take over the government is not bad.
(Score: -1, Redundant) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday October 27 2016, @07:17PM
The GOP made a conscious decision to become the party of people who spell "black folks" with two Gs in it...
So it's a party catering to inner-city Blacks or Afro-Americans?
(Score: 2) by dry on Friday October 28 2016, @01:18AM
You know, I can call my buddy an asshole or cunt, with a smile on my face, when he does something stupid and he laughs. If I call a stranger an asshole or cunt, it is considered quite insulting.