| Pirate Party of Greece Κόμμα Πειρατών Ελλάδας | |
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| Leader | Has no leader, but a management board. |
| Founded | 14 January 2012 (2012-01-14) |
| Headquarters | Athens |
| Ideology | Pirate politics |
| European affiliation | European Pirate Party |
| International affiliation | Pirate Parties International |
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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.
The Pirate Party of Greece is a full member of Pirate Parties International.
The party was founded on 14 January 2012. It was officially recognized on 10 February 2012, and had 480 members on that date. 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. Today, the party has approximately 20 to 25 active members.
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. 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.
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. 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. The coalition received 0,56% (31.674) of the vote.
Election results
Hellenic Parliament
| Election | Hellenic Parliament | Rank | Government | Leader | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±pp | Seats won | +/− | ||||
| May 2012 | 32,519 | 0.51% | New | 0 / 300 | New | 19th | Extra-parliamentary | Collective leadership |
| Jun 2012 | 14,170 | 0.23% | −0.28 | 0 / 300 |  0
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15th | Extra-parliamentary | |
| Jan 2015 | Did not contest | 0 / 300 | 0
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— | Extra-parliamentary | |||
| Sep 2015 | 15,282 | 0.28% | +0.05 | 0 / 300 | 0
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14th | Extra-parliamentary | |
| 2019 | Did not contest | 0 / 300 | 0
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— | Extra-parliamentary | |||
| May 2023 | Did not contest | 0 / 300 | 0
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— | Extra-parliamentary | |||
| Jun 2023 | 15,911 | 0.31% | +0.03 | 0 / 300 | 0
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15th | Extra-parliamentary | |
- Run in coalition with Democrats and Society of Values.
- Run as part of the Green & Purple coalition.
References
- "Greek pirates willing to "sail" in the local political ocean".
- Αρχές-Πρόγραμμα (in Greek). Pirateparty.gr.
- "Pirates of the world united in Prague at the Pirate Parties International conference 2012". Archived from the original on 2012-09-08.
- 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.
- el:Κόμμα Πειρατών Ελλάδας#Ιστορία
- "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.
- "Μετάφραση Google".
- "Parliamentary Elections May 2012" (in Greek). Greek Ministry of Interior. Archived from the original on 2012-06-19.
- "Parliamentary Elections June 2012" (in Greek). Greek Ministry of Interior. Archived from the original on 2012-06-19.
- "European Elections May 2014" (in Greek). Greek Ministry of Interior. Archived from the original on 2014-05-27.
- "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.
- "Επικράτεια | Ευρωεκλογές - Μάιος 2019" (in Greek). Greek Ministry of Interior. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
External links
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