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Other News: Sweden's Pirate Party wins seat in European Parliament

A Swedish political party made up of copyright patent liberators and privacy campaigners has won a seat in the European Parliament.

The Pirate Party campaigned on a number of issues, including free online content. It managed to secure 7.1 per cent of the vote in Sweden in the 2009 European Parliament elections, guaranteeing it at least one seat.

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