Avast, mateys: A band of pirates could oust Iceland’s conservative government - Quartz
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Iceland is a land of extremes—from its unique glacial landscapes to its unpredictable political climate. Now, a group of pirates are gunning to take over the small nation of 330,000 inhabitants. And if polls from the last 10 months are any indication, Iceland’s Pirate Party may soon topple its center-right government.
The Pirates tout a leftist political platform geared to the realities of the digital age. Freedom of information, privacy, data freedom, and transparency are among the party’s core issues. The party has been topping opinion polls in the country since April. It now has the support of 37.8% of Icelanders, according to the latest opinion poll from MMR, a market research company in Iceland. The Independence Party, a part of Iceland’s ruling coalition, came in at a distant second with the support of just 19.5% of voters.