Pirate Party (Slovenia)

Pirate Party of Slovenia
Piratska stranka Slovenije
PresidentBoštjan Tavčar
Registered17 October 2012
IdeologyPirate politics
Freedom of information
Open government
Network neutrality
European affiliationEuropean Pirate Party
International affiliationPirate Parties International
Colours  Orange
  Black
Parliament:
0 / 90
European Parliament:
0 / 8
Municipal council:
1 / 2,750
Website
piratskastranka.si
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Pirate Party of Slovenia (Slovene: Piratska stranka Slovenije) is a political party in Slovenia. The party was officially registered on 17 October 2012 in Ljubljana.[1]

The party was founded on the same common grounds and principles as other Pirate parties throughout the world, most notably the Swedish Pirate Party. It became a member of the Pirate Parties International[2] on 12 March 2011 at the Pirate Parties International conference in Friedrichshafen, Germany.[3]

Programme

The party's programme currently consists of seven topics:[4]

  • Respect of human rights.
  • Privacy and data protection.
  • Free and neutral Internet.
  • Government and political transparency.
  • Copying monopoly ("copyright") reform.
  • Open standards and file formats.
  • Free software.

History

The Pirate Party of Slovenia and its original founder Robert Pal first appeared in the Slovenian media in 2009. Until 2012, the party stayed in relative obscurity with only a small circle of active members, mainly discussing current events on the copyright front.

On 12 March 2011, with a unanimous vote, the party entered Pirate Parties International.

In 2012 the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) controversy and Occupy movement sparked the new wave of activity, the party attracted new members and became more visible.

The party was officially registered on 17 October 2012 in Ljubljana. Rok Deželak has been elected as the president.[1]

The party participated in the 2014 European Parliament elections and received 2.57% of the vote.[5]

The party received 1.34% of the vote in the Slovenian parliamentary election on 13 July 2014, and did not win any seats in parliament.[6]

Electoral results

National Assembly

Election Leader Votes % Seats +/– Government
2014 Rok Deželak 11,737 1.34 (#11)
0 / 90
 New Extra-parliamentary
2018 Rok Andrée 19,182 2.15 (#11)
0 / 90
 Steady 0 Extra-parliamentary
2022 Boštjan Tavčar 19,480 1.63 (#12)
0 / 90
 Steady 0 Extra-parliamentary

Presidential

Election Candidate 1st round 2nd round Result
Votes % Votes %
2022[a] Nataša Pirc Musar 234,361 26.88 483,812 53.89 Won
  1. ^ In coalition with Youth Party – European Greens

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Slovenia also gets a Pirate Party". MMC RTV Slovenije. 17 October 2012. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
  2. ^ "ABOUT PPI – Pirate Parties International".
  3. ^ "PPI Conference 2011/applicants - pp International". wiki.pp-international.net. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012.
  4. ^ "Program stranke". 29 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Volitve v Evropski parlament 2014".
  6. ^ Predčasne Volitve V Državni Zbor 2014 Republika Slovenija - Državna volilna komisija. Retrieved 13 July 2014