German managers said politicians and company executives should take the Pirate Party seriously, a Forsa poll conducted for German business daily Handelsblatt showed.

Two thirds of the 621 business managers surveyed said lawmakers should consider forming governing coalitions with the Pirate Party, while half said companies should acquaint themselves with its political ideas, Handelsblatt said, citing the poll.

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