Pirate Party wins seats in local Berlin elections
When elections were held for the Berlin parliament on Sunday, the established parties generally showed relatively small gains or losses of a couple of percentage points compared to five years ago. The most significant gain was registered by the Green Party, which jumped by over four points to take 18% of the vote and are likely to be included in the next governing coalition. The worst loss was suffered by the pro-business Free Democrats, who dropped to an abysmal 2%.
Sep 19, 2011