Pirate Party (Spain)

The Pirate Party (Spanish: Partido Pirata; short: PIRATA, "Pirate") is a political party in Spain based on the model of the Swedish Pirate Party. It was registered by the Ministry of Interior on 6 December 2006.

Pirate Party

Partido Pirata (PIRATA)
PresidentDaniel Alfredo Bonfils[1]
Secretary-GeneralRicardo Senovilla[1]
TreasurerFergus Reig[1]
Founded6 December 2006
HeadquartersAv. de los Reyes de España N° 38
E-30.612 Ulea (Murcia)
IdeologyPirate politics
Freedom of information
Direct democracy
International affiliationPirate Parties International
Local Government
3 / 67,611
[2]
Website
www.partidopirata.es

The party pays attention to citizen's rights and freedom,[3] proposes a reform of the Information Society Services Law of Spain (Spanish: Ley de Servicios de la Sociedad de Información de España - LSSI), and proposes the creation of appropriate legislation for RFID. Furthermore, the party requests the accessibility of culture, and the consideration of the Internet as a basic and neutral service. PIRATA opposes any kind of Internet censorship, as well as any charges on digital media and the Internet. The party favors a declination of private monopolies and software patents. The party also proposes the use of free software in the administration.

Electoral history

General elections in Spain, 2011

On 20 November 2011 general elections were held of which the winner was the conservative People's Party. The Pirate Party did not manage to obtain any electoral representation.

Congress of Deputies
DistrictAutonomous CommunityVoteValid PercentSeats
NavarraNavarra1.7940.54%0
CastellónValencia9990.33%0
TeruelAragón2190.28%0
HuescaAragón3970.33%0
Total Submitted0000.00%0
Total State0000.00%0

Senate
DistrictAutonomous CommunityCand.1% C1Cand.2% C2Cand.3% C3Seats
NavarreNavarre2,2730.71%00%0000.00%0
CastellonValencia2,3160.8%00%0000.00%0
Total submitted0000.00%0, 000.00%0000.00%0
Total State0000.00%0.000.00%0000.00%0

See also

References
  1. Junta Directiva Nacional (JDN)
  2. RESULTS FOR PIRATES IN THE SPANISH LOCAL ELECTIONS
  3. (in Spanish) España se suma a otros países y tambien tiene su Partido Pirata
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