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Pirate Party

July 29, 2023

For specific political parties with this name, see List of Pirate Parties.

Pirate Party is a label adopted by political parties around the world.[1] Pirate parties support civil rights, direct democracy (including e-democracy) or alternatively participation in government, reform of copyright and patent laws to make them more flexible and open to encourage innovation and creativity, use of free and open-source software, free sharing of knowledge (open content and open access), information privacy, transparency, freedom of information, free speech, anti-corruption, net neutrality and oppose mass surveillance, censorship and Big Tech.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

Their libertarian philosophy is based on the idea that the Internet is a public space and that everyone should have the right to access it equally, they argue that interference by governments and IT big business violates the right to live as one wishes, without fear or coercion, and that the citizens should have the right to express their opinions freely and without restraint, even if those opinions are controversial or unpopular.

The Pirate Party's focus on these ideas aligns well with the principles of civil libertarianism and cyberlibertarianism,[8] making it a strong ally in the fight for individual freedoms.

While the name pirate party originally alluded to online piracy, members have made concerted efforts to connect pirate parties to all forms of piracy, from pirate radio to the Golden Age of Pirates.

Pirate parties are often considered outside of the economic left-right spectrum or to have context-dependent appeal.[9]

History

The first Pirate Party to be established was the Pirate Party of Sweden (Swedish: Piratpartiet), whose website was launched on 1 January 2006 by Rick Falkvinge. Falkvinge was inspired to found the party after he found that Swedish politicians were generally unresponsive to Sweden's debate over changes to copyright law in 2005.[10]

The United States Pirate Party was founded on 6 June 2006 by University of Georgia graduate student Brent Allison. The party's concerns were abolishing the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, reducing the length of copyrights from 95 years after publication or 70 years after the author's death to 14 years, and the expiry of patents that do not result in significant progress after four years, as opposed to 20 years. However, Allison stepped down as leader three days after founding the party.[11]

The Pirate Party of Austria (German: Piratenpartei Österreichs) was founded in July 2006 in the run-up to the 2006 Austrian legislative election by Florian Hufsky and Jürgen "Juxi" Leitner.[12]

The Pirate Party of Finland was founded in 2008 and entered the official registry of Finnish political parties in 2009.

The Pirate Party of the Czech Republic (Czech: Česká pirátská strana) was founded on 19 April 2009 by Jiří Kadeřávek.

The 2009 European Parliament election took place between the 4 and 7 June 2009, and various Pirate Parties stood candidates. The most success was had in Sweden, where the Pirate Party of Sweden won 7.1% of the vote, and had Christian Engström elected as the first ever Pirate Party Member of European Parliament (MEP).[13][14] Following the introduction of the Treaty of Lisbon, the Pirate Party of Sweden were afforded another MEP in 2011, that being Amelia Andersdotter.

On 30 July 2009, the Pirate Party UK was registered with the Electoral Commission. Its first party leader was Andrew Robinson, and its treasurer was Eric Priezkalns.[15][16][17]

In April 2010, an international organisation to encourage cooperation and unity between Pirate Parties, Pirate Parties International, was founded in Belgium.[18]

 
Czech Pirate Party MPs in 2019

In the 2011 Berlin state election to the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin, the Pirate Party of Berlin (a state chapter of Pirate Party Germany) won 8.9% of the vote, which corresponded to winning 15 seats.[19][20] John Naughton, writing for The Guardian, argued that the Pirate Party of Berlin's success could not be replicated by the Pirate Party UK, as the UK does not use a proportional representation electoral system.[21]

In the 2013 Icelandic parliamentary election, the Icelandic Pirate Party won 5.1% of the vote, returning three Pirate Party Members of Parliament. Those were Birgitta Jónsdóttir for the Southwest Constituency, Helgi Hrafn Gunnarsson for Reykjavik Constituency North and Jón Þór Ólafsson for Reykjavik Constituency South.[22][23] Birgitta had previously been an MP for the Citizens' Movement (from 2009 to 2013), representing Reykjavik Constituency South. As of 2015, it was the largest political party in Iceland, with 23.9% of the vote.[24]

The 2014 European Parliament election took place between the 22 and 24 May. Felix Reda was at the top of the list for Pirate Party Germany, and was subsequently elected as the party received 1.5% of the vote. Other notable results include the Czech Pirate Party, who received 4.8% of the vote, meaning they were 0.2% off getting elected, the Pirate Party of Luxembourg, who received 4.2% of the vote, and the Pirate Party of Sweden, who received 2.2% of the vote, but lost both their MEPs.[25]

Reda had previously worked as an assistant in the office of former Pirate Party MEP Amelia Andersdotter.[26] On 11 June 2014, Reda was elected vice-president of the Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament.[27] Reda was given the job of copyright reform rapporteur.[28]

The Icelandic Pirate Party was leading the national polls in March 2015, with 23.9%. The Independence Party polled 23.4%, only 0.5% behind the Pirate Party. According to the poll, the Pirate Party would win 16 seats in the Althing.[29][30] In April 2016, in the wake of the Panama Papers scandal, polls showed the Icelandic Pirate Party at 43% and the Independence Party at 21.6%,[31] although the Pirate Party eventually won 15% of the vote and 10 seats in the 29 October 2016 parliamentary election.

In April 2017, a group of students at University of California, Berkeley formed a Pirate Party to participate in the Associated Students of the University of California senate elections, winning the only third-party seat.[32]

Czech Pirate Party entered the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Parliament for the first time after the election held on 20 and 21 October 2017 with 10.8%.

Czech Pirate Party, after finishing at the second place at the 2018 Prague municipal election, held on 5 and 6 October 2018, with 17.1%, formed a coalition with Prague Together and United Forces for Prague (TOP 09, Mayors and Independents, KDU-ČSL, Liberal-Environmental Party and SNK European Democrats). The representative of the Czech Pirate Party, Zdeněk Hřib, was selected as a Mayor of Prague. It is probably for the first time, when any pirate party has a mayor in one of the major cities of the world.

At the 2019 European Parliament election, three Czech Pirate MEPs and one German Pirate MEP were voted in and joined the Greens–European Free Alliance, the aforementioned group in the European Parliament that has previously included Swedish Pirate MEPs and German Julia Reda.

Common policies

While parties vary insofar as specific policies go, common themes of the Pirate movement include:

  1. Defend the freedom of expression, communication, education; respect the privacy of citizens and civil rights in general.
  2. Defend the free flow of ideas, knowledge and culture.
  3. Support politically the reform of copyright and patent laws.
  4. Have a commitment to work collaboratively, and participate with maximum transparency.
  5. Do not support actions that involve violence.
  6. Use free software and open-source software and hardware, DIY and open protocols whenever possible.
  7. Politically defend an open, participative and collaborative construction of any public policy.
  8. Direct democracy/E-democracy
  9. Open access
  10. Open data
  11. Crowdfunding and crowdsourcing[citation needed][33]

Copyright and censorship

Some campaigns have included demands for the reform of copyright and patent laws.[34] In 2010, Swedish MEP Christian Engström called for supporters of amendments to the Data Retention Directive to withdraw their signatures, citing a misleading campaign.[35]

International organizations

 
  Elected in EU Parliament
  Elected nationally
  Elected locally
  Registered for elections
  Registered in some administrative regions
  Unregistered but active
  Status unknown

Pirate Parties International

Main article: Pirate Parties International

Pirate Parties International (PPI) is the umbrella organization of the national Pirate Parties. Since 2006, the organization has existed as a loose union[36] of the national parties. Since October 2009, Pirate Parties International has had the status of a non-governmental organization (Feitelijke vereniging) based in Belgium. The organization was officially founded at a conference from 16 to 18 April 2010 in Brussels, when the organization's statutes were adopted by the 22 national pirate parties represented at the event.[37]

European Pirate Party

Main article: European Pirate Party

The European Pirate Party (PPEU) is a European political party founded in March 2014 which consists of various pirate parties within European countries.[38]

Pirates without Borders

Pirates Without Borders is an international association of pirates. Unlike Pirate Parties International (which accepts only parties as voting members and organizations as observing members), Pirates Without Borders accept individuals as members. The PWB see themselves as a basis for international projects. Through global cooperation, they strive to reveal the impact of multinational trade agreements on all people on Earth, and foster freedom and democracy.[39] PWB originates from an independent committee for the coordination of Pirate parties in German-speaking countries, known as DACHLuke (DACHL = Germany-Austria-Switzerland-Luxembourg).

Since the Pirate Parties International Conference 2011 on 12 and 13 March 2011, PWB is an "observing member" of Pirate Parties International. The previously independent project "pirate streaming" has become a part of Pirates without Borders since 3 May 2011[citation needed].[40]

Parti Pirate Francophone

In Parti Pirate Francophone, the French-speaking Pirate Parties are organized. Current members are the pirates parties in Belgium, Côte d'Ivoire, France, Canada, and Switzerland.[41]

European Parliament elections

2009

State Date % Seats
Sweden 7 June 2009 7.1 2
Germany 7 June 2009 0.9 0

2013

State Date % Seats
Croatia* 14 April 2013 1.1 0

*Held in 2013 due to Croatia's entry into EU

2014

State Date % Seats
United Kingdom1 22 May 2014 0.5 0
Netherlands 22 May 2014 0.9 0
Austria2 25 May 2014 2.1 0
Croatia 25 May 2014 0.4 0
Czech Republic 25 May 2014 4.8 0
Finland 25 May 2014 0.7 0
France 25 May 2014 0.3 0
Germany 25 May 2014 1.5 1
Greece3 25 May 2014 0.9 0
Estonia4 25 May 2014 1.8 0
Luxembourg 25 May 2014 4.2 0
Poland 25 May 2014 <0.1 0
Slovenia 25 May 2014 2.6 0
Spain 25 May 2014 0.2 0
Sweden 25 May 2014 2.2 0

1Party only participated in North West England constituency
2PPAT is in alliance with two other parties: The Austrian Communist Party and Der Wandel. The alliance is called "Europa Anders" and also includes some independents in their lists
3with Ecological Greens
4PPEE are campaigning for an independent candidate (Silver Meikar) who supports the pirate program

2019

State Date Votes % Seats
Czech Republic 24 May 2019 330,844 4.8 3
Finland 26 May 2019 12,579 0.7 0
France 26 May 2019 30,105 0.1 0
Germany 26 May 2019 243,302 0.7 1
Italy 26 May 2019 60,809 0.2 0
Luxembourg 26 May 2019 96,579 7.7 0
Spain 26 May 2019 16,755 0.1 0
Sweden 26 May 2019 26,526 0.6 0

National elections

Country Date % Seats
Sweden 17 September 2006 0.6 0/349
Germany 27 September 2009 2.0 0/622
Sweden 19 September 2010 0.7 0/349
United Kingdom 6 May 2010 0.4 0/650
Netherlands 9 June 2010 0.1 0
Finland 17 April 2011 0.5 0
Canada 2 May 2011 <0.1 0
Switzerland 23 October 2011 0.5 0
Spain 20 November 2011 0.1 0
Greece 6 May 2012 0.5 0
Greece 17 June 2012 0.2 0
Netherlands 15 March 2017 0.3 0
Israel 22 January 2013 0.1 0
Iceland 27 April 2013 5.1 3/63
Iceland 29 October 2016 14.5 10/63
Iceland 15 September 2017 9.2 6/63
Iceland 25 September 2021 8.6 6/63
Australia 7 September 2013 0.3 0
Australia 2 July 2016 <0.1 0
Australia 18 May 2019 TBA 0
Australia (as Fusion Party) 21 May 2022 TBA 0
Norway 9 September 2013 0.3 0
Germany 22 September 2013 2.2 0
Austria 29 September 2013 0.8 0
Luxembourg 20 October 2013 2.9 0
Slovenia 13 July 2014 1.3 0
Sweden 14 September 2014 0.4 0
Israel 17 March 2015 <0.1 0
Finland 19 April 2015 0.9 0
United Kingdom 6 May 2015 <0.1 0
Germany 24 September 2017 0.4 0
Czech Republic 21 October 2017 10.8 22/200
Iceland 28 October 2017 9.2 6/63
Slovenia 3 June 2018 2.2 0
Sweden 9 September 2018 0.1 0
Luxembourg 14 October 2018 6.5 2/60
Israel 9 April 2019 <0.1 0
Finland 14 April 2019 0.6 0
Belgium 26 May 2019 0.1 0
Czech Republic 9 October 2021 15.68 (in coalition with Mayors and Independents 4

Elected representatives

Representatives of the Pirate Party movement that have been elected to a national or supranational legislature.

Pirate Party of Sweden

Czech Pirate Party

Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic

Since the 2021 Czech legislative election, only the following 4 MP are in office:

The following served as MPs from 2017 to 2021

Senate of the Czech Republic (in office)

European Parliament

Former representatives

Pirate Party Germany

Former representatives

Pirate Party Iceland

Former representatives (Iceland)

  • Birgitta Jónsdóttir, MP for Reykjavík South from 2009 to 2013, and for Southwest from 2013 to 2017
  • Ásta Guðrún Helgadóttir, MP for Reykjavík South from 2015 to 2017
  • Einar Brynjólfsson, MP for Northeast from 2016 to 2017
  • Eva Pandóra Baldursdóttir, MP for Northwest from 2016 to 2017
  • Gunnar Hrafn Jónsson, MP for Reykjavík South from 2016 to 2017
  • Helgi Hrafn Gunnarsson, MP for Reykjavík North from 2013 to 2016 and again from 2017 to 2021
  • Jón Þór Ólafsson, MP for Reykjavík South from 2013 to 2015 and for Southwest from 2016 to 2021
  • Smári McCarthy, MP for Southwest since 2016 to 2021

Pirate Party Luxembourg

National parties

Main article: List of Pirate Parties

Outside Sweden, pirate parties have been started in over 40 countries,[48] inspired by the Swedish initiative.

See also

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For specific political parties with this name see List of Pirate Parties This article needs to be updated The reason given is Map of elected pirates is heavily outdated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information October 2021 Pirate Party is a label adopted by political parties around the world 1 Pirate parties support civil rights direct democracy including e democracy or alternatively participation in government reform of copyright and patent laws to make them more flexible and open to encourage innovation and creativity use of free and open source software free sharing of knowledge open content and open access information privacy transparency freedom of information free speech anti corruption net neutrality and oppose mass surveillance censorship and Big Tech 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pirate PartyIdeologyPirate politics Civil libertarianism Anti corruption and E democracy Direct and participatory democracy Copyright and patent reform Software and Internet freedomTheir libertarian philosophy is based on the idea that the Internet is a public space and that everyone should have the right to access it equally they argue that interference by governments and IT big business violates the right to live as one wishes without fear or coercion and that the citizens should have the right to express their opinions freely and without restraint even if those opinions are controversial or unpopular The Pirate Party s focus on these ideas aligns well with the principles of civil libertarianism and cyberlibertarianism 8 making it a strong ally in the fight for individual freedoms While the name pirate party originally alluded to online piracy members have made concerted efforts to connect pirate parties to all forms of piracy from pirate radio to the Golden Age of Pirates Pirate parties are often considered outside of the economic left right spectrum or to have context dependent appeal 9 Contents 1 History 2 Common policies 2 1 Copyright and censorship 3 International organizations 3 1 Pirate Parties International 3 2 European Pirate Party 3 3 Pirates without Borders 3 4 Parti Pirate Francophone 4 European Parliament elections 4 1 2009 4 2 2013 4 3 2014 4 4 2019 5 National elections 6 Elected representatives 6 1 Pirate Party of Sweden 6 2 Czech Pirate Party 6 2 1 Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic 6 2 2 Senate of the Czech Republic in office 6 2 3 European Parliament 6 2 4 Former representatives 6 3 Pirate Party Germany 6 3 1 Former representatives 6 4 Pirate Party Iceland 6 4 1 Former representatives Iceland 6 5 Pirate Party Luxembourg 7 National parties 8 See also 9 References 10 External linksHistory EditThe first Pirate Party to be established was the Pirate Party of Sweden Swedish Piratpartiet whose website was launched on 1 January 2006 by Rick Falkvinge Falkvinge was inspired to found the party after he found that Swedish politicians were generally unresponsive to Sweden s debate over changes to copyright law in 2005 10 The United States Pirate Party was founded on 6 June 2006 by University of Georgia graduate student Brent Allison The party s concerns were abolishing the Digital Millennium Copyright Act reducing the length of copyrights from 95 years after publication or 70 years after the author s death to 14 years and the expiry of patents that do not result in significant progress after four years as opposed to 20 years However Allison stepped down as leader three days after founding the party 11 The Pirate Party of Austria German Piratenpartei Osterreichs was founded in July 2006 in the run up to the 2006 Austrian legislative election by Florian Hufsky and Jurgen Juxi Leitner 12 The Pirate Party of Finland was founded in 2008 and entered the official registry of Finnish political parties in 2009 The Pirate Party of the Czech Republic Czech Ceska piratska strana was founded on 19 April 2009 by Jiri Kaderavek The 2009 European Parliament election took place between the 4 and 7 June 2009 and various Pirate Parties stood candidates The most success was had in Sweden where the Pirate Party of Sweden won 7 1 of the vote and had Christian Engstrom elected as the first ever Pirate Party Member of European Parliament MEP 13 14 Following the introduction of the Treaty of Lisbon the Pirate Party of Sweden were afforded another MEP in 2011 that being Amelia Andersdotter On 30 July 2009 the Pirate Party UK was registered with the Electoral Commission Its first party leader was Andrew Robinson and its treasurer was Eric Priezkalns 15 16 17 In April 2010 an international organisation to encourage cooperation and unity between Pirate Parties Pirate Parties International was founded in Belgium 18 Czech Pirate Party MPs in 2019In the 2011 Berlin state election to the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin the Pirate Party of Berlin a state chapter of Pirate Party Germany won 8 9 of the vote which corresponded to winning 15 seats 19 20 John Naughton writing for The Guardian argued that the Pirate Party of Berlin s success could not be replicated by the Pirate Party UK as the UK does not use a proportional representation electoral system 21 In the 2013 Icelandic parliamentary election the Icelandic Pirate Party won 5 1 of the vote returning three Pirate Party Members of Parliament Those were Birgitta Jonsdottir for the Southwest Constituency Helgi Hrafn Gunnarsson for Reykjavik Constituency North and Jon THor olafsson for Reykjavik Constituency South 22 23 Birgitta had previously been an MP for the Citizens Movement from 2009 to 2013 representing Reykjavik Constituency South As of 2015 update it was the largest political party in Iceland with 23 9 of the vote 24 The 2014 European Parliament election took place between the 22 and 24 May Felix Reda was at the top of the list for Pirate Party Germany and was subsequently elected as the party received 1 5 of the vote Other notable results include the Czech Pirate Party who received 4 8 of the vote meaning they were 0 2 off getting elected the Pirate Party of Luxembourg who received 4 2 of the vote and the Pirate Party of Sweden who received 2 2 of the vote but lost both their MEPs 25 Reda had previously worked as an assistant in the office of former Pirate Party MEP Amelia Andersdotter 26 On 11 June 2014 Reda was elected vice president of the Greens EFA group in the European Parliament 27 Reda was given the job of copyright reform rapporteur 28 The Icelandic Pirate Party was leading the national polls in March 2015 with 23 9 The Independence Party polled 23 4 only 0 5 behind the Pirate Party According to the poll the Pirate Party would win 16 seats in the Althing 29 30 In April 2016 in the wake of the Panama Papers scandal polls showed the Icelandic Pirate Party at 43 and the Independence Party at 21 6 31 although the Pirate Party eventually won 15 of the vote and 10 seats in the 29 October 2016 parliamentary election In April 2017 a group of students at University of California Berkeley formed a Pirate Party to participate in the Associated Students of the University of California senate elections winning the only third party seat 32 Czech Pirate Party entered the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Parliament for the first time after the election held on 20 and 21 October 2017 with 10 8 Czech Pirate Party after finishing at the second place at the 2018 Prague municipal election held on 5 and 6 October 2018 with 17 1 formed a coalition with Prague Together and United Forces for Prague TOP 09 Mayors and Independents KDU CSL Liberal Environmental Party and SNK European Democrats The representative of the Czech Pirate Party Zdenek Hrib was selected as a Mayor of Prague It is probably for the first time when any pirate party has a mayor in one of the major cities of the world At the 2019 European Parliament election three Czech Pirate MEPs and one German Pirate MEP were voted in and joined the Greens European Free Alliance the aforementioned group in the European Parliament that has previously included Swedish Pirate MEPs and German Julia Reda Common policies EditThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed February 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message While parties vary insofar as specific policies go common themes of the Pirate movement include Defend the freedom of expression communication education respect the privacy of citizens and civil rights in general Defend the free flow of ideas knowledge and culture Support politically the reform of copyright and patent laws Have a commitment to work collaboratively and participate with maximum transparency Do not support actions that involve violence Use free software and open source software and hardware DIY and open protocols whenever possible Politically defend an open participative and collaborative construction of any public policy Direct democracy E democracy Open access Open data Crowdfunding and crowdsourcing citation needed 33 Copyright and censorship Edit Some campaigns have included demands for the reform of copyright and patent laws 34 In 2010 Swedish MEP Christian Engstrom called for supporters of amendments to the Data Retention Directive to withdraw their signatures citing a misleading campaign 35 International organizations Edit Elected in EU Parliament Elected nationally Elected locally Registered for elections Registered in some administrative regions Unregistered but active Status unknownPirate Parties International Edit Main article Pirate Parties International Pirate Parties International PPI is the umbrella organization of the national Pirate Parties Since 2006 the organization has existed as a loose union 36 of the national parties Since October 2009 Pirate Parties International has had the status of a non governmental organization Feitelijke vereniging based in Belgium The organization was officially founded at a conference from 16 to 18 April 2010 in Brussels when the organization s statutes were adopted by the 22 national pirate parties represented at the event 37 European Pirate Party Edit Main article European Pirate Party The European Pirate Party PPEU is a European political party founded in March 2014 which consists of various pirate parties within European countries 38 Pirates without Borders Edit Pirates Without Borders is an international association of pirates Unlike Pirate Parties International which accepts only parties as voting members and organizations as observing members Pirates Without Borders accept individuals as members The PWB see themselves as a basis for international projects Through global cooperation they strive to reveal the impact of multinational trade agreements on all people on Earth and foster freedom and democracy 39 PWB originates from an independent committee for the coordination of Pirate parties in German speaking countries known as DACHLuke DACHL Germany Austria Switzerland Luxembourg Since the Pirate Parties International Conference 2011 on 12 and 13 March 2011 PWB is an observing member of Pirate Parties International The previously independent project pirate streaming has become a part of Pirates without Borders since 3 May 2011 citation needed 40 Parti Pirate Francophone Edit In Parti Pirate Francophone the French speaking Pirate Parties are organized Current members are the pirates parties in Belgium Cote d Ivoire France Canada and Switzerland 41 European Parliament elections Edit2009 Edit State Date SeatsSweden 7 June 2009 7 1 2Germany 7 June 2009 0 9 02013 Edit State Date SeatsCroatia 14 April 2013 1 1 0 Held in 2013 due to Croatia s entry into EU 2014 Edit State Date SeatsUnited Kingdom1 22 May 2014 0 5 0Netherlands 22 May 2014 0 9 0Austria2 25 May 2014 2 1 0Croatia 25 May 2014 0 4 0Czech Republic 25 May 2014 4 8 0Finland 25 May 2014 0 7 0France 25 May 2014 0 3 0Germany 25 May 2014 1 5 1Greece3 25 May 2014 0 9 0Estonia4 25 May 2014 1 8 0Luxembourg 25 May 2014 4 2 0Poland 25 May 2014 lt 0 1 0Slovenia 25 May 2014 2 6 0Spain 25 May 2014 0 2 0Sweden 25 May 2014 2 2 01Party only participated in North West England constituency2PPAT is in alliance with two other parties The Austrian Communist Party and Der Wandel The alliance is called Europa Anders and also includes some independents in their lists3with Ecological Greens4PPEE are campaigning for an independent candidate Silver Meikar who supports the pirate program 2019 Edit State Date Votes SeatsCzech Republic 24 May 2019 330 844 4 8 3Finland 26 May 2019 12 579 0 7 0France 26 May 2019 30 105 0 1 0Germany 26 May 2019 243 302 0 7 1Italy 26 May 2019 60 809 0 2 0Luxembourg 26 May 2019 96 579 7 7 0Spain 26 May 2019 16 755 0 1 0Sweden 26 May 2019 26 526 0 6 0National elections EditThis article needs to be updated Please help update this section to reflect recent events or newly available information February 2019 Country Date SeatsSweden 17 September 2006 0 6 0 349Germany 27 September 2009 2 0 0 622Sweden 19 September 2010 0 7 0 349United Kingdom 6 May 2010 0 4 0 650Netherlands 9 June 2010 0 1 0Finland 17 April 2011 0 5 0Canada 2 May 2011 lt 0 1 0Switzerland 23 October 2011 0 5 0Spain 20 November 2011 0 1 0Greece 6 May 2012 0 5 0Greece 17 June 2012 0 2 0Netherlands 15 March 2017 0 3 0Israel 22 January 2013 0 1 0Iceland 27 April 2013 5 1 3 63Iceland 29 October 2016 14 5 10 63Iceland 15 September 2017 9 2 6 63Iceland 25 September 2021 8 6 6 63Australia 7 September 2013 0 3 0Australia 2 July 2016 lt 0 1 0Australia 18 May 2019 TBA 0Australia as Fusion Party 21 May 2022 TBA 0Norway 9 September 2013 0 3 0Germany 22 September 2013 2 2 0Austria 29 September 2013 0 8 0Luxembourg 20 October 2013 2 9 0Slovenia 13 July 2014 1 3 0Sweden 14 September 2014 0 4 0Israel 17 March 2015 lt 0 1 0Finland 19 April 2015 0 9 0United Kingdom 6 May 2015 lt 0 1 0Germany 24 September 2017 0 4 0Czech Republic 21 October 2017 10 8 22 200Iceland 28 October 2017 9 2 6 63Slovenia 3 June 2018 2 2 0Sweden 9 September 2018 0 1 0Luxembourg 14 October 2018 6 5 2 60Israel 9 April 2019 lt 0 1 0Finland 14 April 2019 0 6 0Belgium 26 May 2019 0 1 0Czech Republic 9 October 2021 15 68 in coalition with Mayors and Independents 4Elected representatives EditRepresentatives of the Pirate Party movement that have been elected to a national or supranational legislature Pirate Party of Sweden Edit Christian Engstrom MEP for Sweden from 2009 to 2014 Amelia Andersdotter MEP for Sweden from 2011 to 2014Czech Pirate Party Edit Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic Edit Since the 2021 Czech legislative election only the following 4 MP are in office Jakub Michalek MP for Prague since 2017 Olga Richterova MP for Prague since 2017 Ivan Bartos MP for Central Bohemia from 2017 to 2021 MP for Usti nad Labem since 2021 Leader of the Czech Pirate Party and Minister of Regional Development since 2021 Klara Kocmanova MP for Central Bohemia since 2021The following served as MPs from 2017 to 2021 Dana Balcarova MP for Prague Ondrej Profant MP for Prague Jan Lipavsky MP for Prague Lenka Kozlova MP for Central Bohemia Frantisek Kopriva MP for Central Bohemia Lukas Kolarik MP for South Bohemia Lukas Barton MP for Plzen Petr Tresnak MP for Karlovy Vary Frantisek Navrkal MP for Usti nad Labem from 2019 42 Tomas Martinek MP for Liberec Martin Jiranek MP for Hradec Kralove Mikulas Ferjencik MP for Pardubice Jan Posvar MP for Vysocina Radek Holomcik MP for South Moravia 43 44 Tomas Vymazal MP for South Moravia 45 46 Vojtech Pikal MP for Olomouc Frantisek Elfmark MP for Zlin Lukas Cernohorsky MP for Moravian Silesian Ondrej Polansky MP for Moravian Silesian Mikulas Peksa MP for Usti nad Labem from 2017 to 2019 then elected to European ParliamentSenate of the Czech Republic in office Edit Lukas Wagenknecht Senator for Prague 8 since 2018 Adela Sipova Senator for Kladno since 2020European Parliament Edit Marcel Kolaja MEP for Czech Republic since 2019 Marketa Gregorova MEP for Czech Republic since 2019 Mikulas Peksa MEP for Czech Republic since 2019Former representatives Edit Libor Michalek Senator for Prague 2 from 2012 to 2018 Mikulas Peksa MP for Usti nad Labem from 2017 to 2019 47 Pirate Party Germany Edit Patrick Breyer MEP for Germany since 2019Former representatives Edit Felix Reda MEP for Germany from 2014 to 2019Pirate Party Iceland Edit Andres Ingi Jonsson MP for Reykjavik North from 2016 originally as a member of the Left Green Movement member of the Pirate Party since 2021 Arndis Anna Kristinardottir Gunnarsdottir MP for Reykjavik South since 2021 Bjorn Levi Gunnarsson MP for Reykjavik North from 2016 to 2017 and for Reykjavik South since 2017 Gisli Rafn olafsson MP for Southwest since 2021 Halldora Mogensen MP for Reykjavik North since 2016 THorhildur Sunna AEvarsdottir MP for Southwest from 2016 to 2017 for Reykjavik South from 2017 to 2021 and for Southwest from 2021Former representatives Iceland Edit Birgitta Jonsdottir MP for Reykjavik South from 2009 to 2013 and for Southwest from 2013 to 2017 Asta Gudrun Helgadottir MP for Reykjavik South from 2015 to 2017 Einar Brynjolfsson MP for Northeast from 2016 to 2017 Eva Pandora Baldursdottir MP for Northwest from 2016 to 2017 Gunnar Hrafn Jonsson MP for Reykjavik South from 2016 to 2017 Helgi Hrafn Gunnarsson MP for Reykjavik North from 2013 to 2016 and again from 2017 to 2021 Jon THor olafsson MP for Reykjavik South from 2013 to 2015 and for Southwest from 2016 to 2021 Smari McCarthy MP for Southwest since 2016 to 2021Pirate Party Luxembourg Edit Sven Clement MP for Centre Marc Goergen MP for SudNational parties EditMain article List of Pirate Parties Outside Sweden pirate parties have been started in over 40 countries 48 inspired by the Swedish initiative See also Edit Freedom of speech portal Internet portal Politics portal Telecommunications portalCopyleft Criticism of copyright Internet freedom Piratbyran Right to privacy Steal This Film The Pirate 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