Pirate_Party_of_Greece

Pirate Party of Greece

Pirate Party of Greece

Political party in Greece

The Pirate Party of Greece (Greek: Κόμμα Πειρατών Ελλάδας) is a political party in Greece. Based on the model of the Swedish Pirate Party, it supports reform of copyright law, the abolition of patents, and respect for privacy.[2]

Quick Facts Leader, Founded ...

The Pirate Party of Greece is a full member of Pirate Parties International.[3]

The party was founded on 14 January 2012. It was officially recognized on 10 February 2012, and had 480 members on that date.[4] At the 8 December 2013 Congress, the principles of Direct Democracy and Ecology were deleted. The proceedings of the 2013 congress have not been published.[5] Today, the party has approximately 20 to 25 active members.[6][7]

Elections

May/June Legislative Elections 2012

In the 6 May 2012 Greek legislative election, the party managed to present candidates in 31 of the 56 constituencies and secured 0.51% (32,484) of the total votes.[8] Out of 32 parties, the Pirate Party came 19th. In the June 2012 election the party received 0.23% of the vote (14,169), coming 14th out of 21 parties.[9]

European Elections 2014

On 25 May 2014, the party participated in the 2014 European elections in a coalition with Ecologist Greens. The coalition received 0,90% (51.573) of the vote.[10] Noted that Ecologist Greens (standalone with no coalition and before their breakup in two separate parties) received in the May 2012 election 2,93% (185.366) of the vote, and in the June 2012 election 0.88% (54.420) of the vote. Their second half, Prasinoi participated separately in the European elections and received 0.50% (28,460 votes).

European Elections 2019

In May 2019, the party participated in the 2019 European elections in a coalition with Popular Unity.[11] The coalition received 0,56% (31.674) of the vote.[12]

Election results

Hellenic Parliament

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  1. Run in coalition with Democrats and Society of Values.
  2. Run as part of the Green & Purple coalition.

References

  1. [1]
    "Greek pirates willing to "sail" in the local political ocean".
  2. [2]
    Αρχές-Πρόγραμμα (in Greek). Pirateparty.gr.
  3. [3]
    "Pirates of the world united in Prague at the Pirate Parties International conference 2012". Archived from the original on 2012-09-08.
  4. [4]
    Το Κόμμα των Πειρατών πήρε θέση στην πολιτική ζωή της Ελλάδας (in Greek). Archived from the original on 2012-04-17. Retrieved 2012-03-07.
  5. [5]
    https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=el&sl=el&tl=en&u=https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/Κόμμα_Πειρατών_Ελλάδας#Ιστορία
  6. [6]
    "Pirateparty.gr forum • Προβολή θέματος - Ψηφοφορία για την συνεργασία με την ΛΑ.Ε." Archived from the original on 2019-06-02. Retrieved 2019-06-01.
  7. [7]
    "Μετάφραση Google".
  8. [8]
    "Parliamentary Elections May 2012" (in Greek). Greek Ministry of Interior. Archived from the original on 2012-06-19.
  9. [9]
    "Parliamentary Elections June 2012" (in Greek). Greek Ministry of Interior. Archived from the original on 2012-06-19.
  10. [10]
    "European Elections May 2014" (in Greek). Greek Ministry of Interior. Archived from the original on 2014-05-27.
  11. [11]
    "Παρουσίαση υποψηφίων Ευρωβουλευτών Κόμματος Πειρατών Ελλάδας" [Presentation of Pirate Party Greece's candidates for MEPs] (in Greek). Pirate Party of Greece. 2019-04-18. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
  12. [12]
    "Επικράτεια | Ευρωεκλογές - Μάιος 2019" (in Greek). Greek Ministry of Interior. Retrieved June 2, 2019.


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