‘We are popular, not populist’ says head of Iceland’s Pirate Party as public support soars

‘Vowing to promote institutional reform and the right to privacy, Pirate Party leader Birgitta Jonsdottir says her party is ready to shake up old-school politics, as polls suggest over one in four Icelanders will vote for it in upcoming October elections.
The anti-establishment party, which currently has only three MPs in the Icelandic parliament, could see 18 to 20 elected in the next election, the latest opinion polls suggest, according to Iceland Monitor.
Jonsdottir, a former member of the WikiLeaks team, says the Pirate Party, founded four years ago, is ready to form a government with any coalition partner that supports its agenda to bring about a “fundamental system change.”’
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