Pirate strongly recommends not to choose your party

Julia Reda goes with a Bang. But it would have to assume that you would have been the end of their time as MEPs, another blast dear: if you oppose the controversial Reform of European copyright law with a majority in Parliament in Strasbourg, or at least postponed. The 32-year-old politician of the pirate party is one of the sharpest critics of the Reform. At the end of your involvement in the matter was not in vain, but still unsuccessfully: On Tuesday, the Europe has confirmed to Parliament the Reform.

Dark day for internet freedom: The @Europarl_EN has rubber-stamped copyright reform, including #Article13 and #Article11. MEPs refused to even consider amendments. The results of the final vote: 348 in favour, 274 against #save your Internet pic.twitter.com/8bHaPEEUk3

— Julia Reda (@Senficon) 26. March 2019

The pop effect is managed Reda nevertheless, On Wednesday evening you are not called on by a Youtube-message to the pirate party in the upcoming European elections – and declared their withdrawal from the party whose only member it had been in the European Parliament in the past five years. "If you want to appreciate my work, then a party that has been committed against Upload Filter chooses, but chooses not to, the pirate party," says Reda in your message.

As the reason for their appeal, they call that place the pirate's electoral list for the European elections, a former employee of her, the sexual harassment were accused of: "for me, This is absolutely unacceptable. So someone should not be elected."

From the party you advocate, because "the pirates have not done everything you can do" to prevent the preparation of the candidate, after allegations against him became known. The European Parliament appointed the Advisory Council on harassment in the workplace, have confirmed the allegations. You've already requested last July, his resignation at the Parliament's administration. A speaker of Parliament does not want to comment on the process with reference to the ongoing procedure.

Julia Reda explains in the Video why the pirate party unelectable. Video: Youtube/Julia Reda

In the case of the pirate party, it means: "We will respond with transparency and determination to the incident, the Julia Reda speaks to." The European pirate party announced on Wednesday that the candidate should not be should he be elected – part of the group of pirates in the European Parliament. Can no longer change the party, the list apparently.

Two prominent digital politicians shall be gone

Julia Reda, even at the coming election for any other party, but not at all. For the German pirate party, the loss weighs heavy: Reda it loses its most prominent voice, the tens of Thousands in the past few weeks, often young voters was able to mobilize and of all places at a time, the the themes of the 2006-founded the party in focus as rarely before. According to the latest surveys, the pirates will gain in the next European elections at least one seat.

Redas work ends only at the end of may

much better it looks in the Czech Republic: Until 2017, the pirates moved in there with more than ten percent of the votes for the first time to the national Parliament, since November, the party of the mayor of Prague. And in the European elections, you want to be the strongest force in the country, they are counting on 20 percent of the vote. Sorry "for the European pirates that have to do with the matter," says Reda, the possible impact of their withdrawal on other countries.

where Reda is at home, on the Internet, made on Wednesday evening and Thursday a new Hashtag: #thankyou Julia sent companions across party lines on Twitter for their good wishes, Redas work ends only with the elections at the end of may.

the political opponent pays respect

Even the political opponent was full of good words: Helga Trüpel, who worked in the green group at Redas page, but in the case of the copyright reform in the opposite direction, said, you pay Reda "respect for their work and dedication. She was fighting hard at the end of opponent".

Under the praise as well criticism mixed, because Reda mutmasst in your video statement, without the Trouble to your former office Manager, the vote of the copyright is assumed. "She pushes the employees, you put the blame for the lost Copyright-vote, because her office had not been more fully able to work," says Helga Trüpel. "That surprises me."

A internship certificate at the farewell

The national Executive of the pirate party responded to Redas announcement with thanks and an opinion, which sounds a bit like an internship testimony: "she has represented the interests of the people and is at all times technically competent and future-oriented", it is said. "We regret their departure from the party and wish her for her future career success."

your future needs to get Reda no Worries: you will do after the election in the USA promo. Your theme: copyright.

(editing Tamedia)

Created: 28.03.2019, 19:43 PM