Germany's Green Party used to be the model for upstart political parties in the country. But now it appears that the new Internet-freedom Pirate Party is on an even more rapid path to nationwide success. And it has overtaken the Greens in public opinion polls, as well.
According to a survey released by the pollsters at Forsa for broadcaster RTL on Tuesday, the political newcomers currently enjoy 13 percent of voter support and are now the third most popular party in the country ahead of the environmentalist Greens, which lagged behind at 11 percent.
The results come after a pair of recent eyebrow-raising successes in state elections. Last September, the Pirates received 8.9 percent of the vote in Berlin city-state elections. In March, the party followed that up with 7.4 percent in the tiny western state of Saarland, more than two percentage points ahead of the Greens.
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