List of Pirate Parties

Outside Sweden, pirate parties have been started in over 60 countries,[1] inspired by the Swedish initiative.

National pirate parties

Country Name Domestic registration status Member of Pirate Parties International[2] Member of European Pirate Party[3] Elected Continent
 Argentina Partido Interdimensional Pirata[4] Active but unregistered No No No South America
 Australia Pirate Party Australia[5] Active. Deregistered.[6] No[7] No No Oceania
 Austria Piratenpartei Österreichs[8] Officially registered Yes Yes Two city councillors[9] Europe
 Belarus The Pirates Center of Belarus Active but unregistered Yes No No Europe
Пиратское движение Беларуси[10] Active but unregistered Yes No No
 Belgium Piratenpartij / Parti pirate No official registration required Yes Yes No Europe
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Piratska Partija Bosne i Hercegovine Unclear Yes No No Europe
 Brazil Partido Pirata Active, in the process of registration Yes No No South America
 Bulgaria Пиратска Партия Officially registered Yes No No Europe
 Canada Pirate Party of Canada / Parti Pirate du Canada Defunct[11] No No No North America
 China Pirate Party of China (中国盗版党) Discussions on forming group[12][13][14] — — — Asia
 Chile Partido Pirata de Chile Active but unregistered Yes No No South America
 Colombia Partido Pirata Colombiano Discussions on forming group[15] — — — South America
 Costa Rica Partido Pirata de Costa Rica Discussions on forming group[16] — — — North America
 Croatia Pirate Party Croatia /

Piratska Stranka Hrvatske[17]

Officially registered[18] Yes Yes 2 communal councillors Europe
 Cyprus Pirate Party Cyprus Active but unregistered No No No Europe
 Czech Republic Česká pirátská strana Officially registered Yes Yes 4 state parliament seats
279 city/municipal councillors
3 regional councillors
1 member of the Senate
1 member of the European Parliament 		Europe
 Denmark Piratpartiet Officially registered[19] Yes No No Europe
 Estonia Eesti Piraadipartei[20] Officially registered Yes Yes No Europe
 Finland Piraattipuolue Active but unregistered Yes Yes No Europe
 France Parti Pirate[21] Officially registered Yes Yes 2 city/municipal council seats Europe
 Germany Piratenpartei Deutschland[22] Officially registered Yes Yes 247 city/municipal council seats[23] Europe
 Greece Κόμμα Πειρατών Ελλάδας[24] Officially registered[25] Yes Yes No Europe
 Hungary Magyar Kalózpárt Under transformation from NGO to an official political party, worked together with Politics Can Be Different (LMP)[26] No No Indirectly (LMP has 16 MPs in the Hungarian Parliament) Europe
 Honduras Pirate Party of Honduras/Partido Pirata de Honduras Discussions on forming group — No No North America
 Iceland Píratar Officially registered[27] Yes[28] Yes 4 municipal seats Europe
 India Pirate Party of India Active but unregistered No No — Asia
 Ireland Pirate Party Ireland / Páirtí Foghlaithe na hÉireann Active but unregistered Founding member, removed in June 2012[29] No No Europe
 Israel Piratim/הפיראטים Officially registered[30][31] Yes No No Asia
 Italy Partito Pirata Officially registered Yes Yes No Europe
 Japan Pirate Party Japan (日本海賊党) Officially registered[32] Yes Observer No Asia
 Kazakhstan Пиратская Партия Казахстана / Қазақстан Қарақшылар Партиясы Active but unregistered Yes No No Asia
 Latvia Pirātu Partija[33] Active but unregistered Yes No No Europe
 Lebanon Pirate Party Lebanon - حزب القراصنة لبنان Active, in the process of registration No No No Asia
 Lithuania Lietuvos Piratų Partija[34] Active but unregistered No No No Europe
 Luxembourg Piratepartei Lëtzebuerg Officially registered Yes Yes Yes Europe
 Malaysia Malaysia Pirate Party Discussions on forming group, now inactive[35] — — — Asia
 Mexico Partido Pirata Mexicano Active but unregistered No No No North America
 Montenegro Piratska Partija Crne Gore Officially registered No No No Europe
 Morocco Pirate Party of Morocco Active but unregistered Yes No No Africa
   Nepal Pirate Party Nepal Eligible to register after gathering 10,000 signatures before national election[36] No No No Asia
 Netherlands Piratenpartij Nederland Officially registered Yes Yes No Europe
 New Zealand Pirate Party of New Zealand Active but unregistered Yes No No Oceania
 Norway Pirate Party of Norway Officially registered[37] Yes Yes No Europe
 Peru Partido Pirata de Perú Letter of notification that party is forming[38] — — — South America
 Philippines Philippine Pirate Movement Officially registered — — — Asia
 Poland Polska Partia Piratów Officially registered Yes Yes No Europe
 Portugal Partido Pirata Português Active but unregistered Yes No No Europe
 Romania Partidul Pirat România Active but unregistered Yes Yes No Europe
 Russia Пиратская партия России Active, registering a political party Yes No No Europe
 Serbia Piratska Partija Srbije[39] Dissolved Yes No No Europe
 Slovakia Slovenská pirátska strana[40] Active but unregistered Yes No No Europe
 Slovakia Pirátska strana - Slovensko[41][42][circular reference]|Pirátska strana - Slovensko Yes Yes Yes No Europe
 Slovenia Piratska stranka Slovenije[43][44][45][46][47] Officially registered Yes Yes No Europe
 South Africa South African Pirate Party No — No No Africa
 Spain Partido Pirata No Yes — No Europe
 Sweden Piratpartiet Officially registered Observer Member Yes No Europe
  Switzerland Piratenpartei Schweiz / Parti Pirate Suisse / Partito Pirata Svizzera / Partida da Pirats Svizra Officially registered Yes Yes One city council seat, one mayor[48] Europe
 Taiwan 台灣海盜黨 Pirate Party of Taiwan[49] The government forbid use of 海盜(Pirate) in its party name.'[50] — — — Asia
 Tunisia Pirate Party of Tunisia[51] Officially registered Yes No No Africa
Tunisian Pirate Party[52] Officially registered No No No
 Turkey Korsan Parti Türkiye Active but unregistered Yes No No Europe
 Ukraine Pirate Party Of Ukraine / Піратська Партія України[53] Active but unregistered Yes No No Europe
 United Kingdom Pirate Party UK / Plaid Môr-leidr DU Officially registered No[54] No No Europe
 United States United States Pirate Party Registered in eight states No No No North America
 Uruguay Partido Pirata en Uruguay Active but unregistered No No No South America
 Venezuela Partido Pirata de Venezuela Discussions on forming group[55] — — — South America

Super-national pirate parties

Country Name Status Member of Pirate Parties International[2] Elected
 EU European Pirate Party Registered[56] No 4 MEPs
 African Union African Pirate Party Active but unregistered No No

Sub-national and regional pirate parties

Country Name Domestic registration status Member of Pirate Parties International[2] Member of European Pirate Party[3] Elected
 Australia Australian Capital Territory Pirate Party ACT[57] Active but unregistered No No No
 Austria Salzburg (state) Salzburger Piratenpartei Officially registered Indirectly through PPAT Indirectly through PPAT No
Tyrol (federal state) Piraten Partei Tirol Officially registered Observer Member Indirectly through PPAT One city councillor[58]
Upper Austria Piratenpartei Oberösterreich Officially registered Indirectly through PPAT Indirectly through PPAT No
Styria Piratenpartei Steiermark Officially registered Indirectly through PPAT Indirectly through PPAT One city councillor
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Republika Srpska Piratska Partija Unclear No No No
 Germany Baden-Württemberg Piratenpartei Baden-Württemberg[59] Officially registered Indirectly through PPDE Indirectly through PPDE 5 city/municipal council seats[23]
Bavaria Piratenpartei Bayern[60] Officially registered Observer Member Indirectly through PPDE 5 city/municipal council seats[23]
Berlin Piratenpartei Berlin[61] Officially registered Observer Member Indirectly through PPDE 4 city/municipal council seats
Brandenburg Piratenpartei Brandenburg[62] Officially registered Indirectly through PPDE Indirectly through PPDE 7 city/municipal council seats[23]
Bremen (state) Piratenpartei Bremen[63] Officially registered Indirectly through PPDE Indirectly through PPDE 5 city/municipal council seats[23]
Hamburg Piratenpartei Hamburg[64] Officially registered Indirectly through PPDE Indirectly through PPDE 4 city/municipal council seats[23]
Hesse Piratenpartei Hessen[65] Officially registered Observer Member Indirectly through PPDE 33 city/municipal council seats[23]
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Piratenpartei Mecklenburg-Vorpommern[66] Officially registered Indirectly through PPDE Indirectly through PPDE 2 city/municipal council seats[23]
North Rhine-Westphalia Piratenpartei Nordrhein-Westfalen Officially registered Indirectly through PPDE Indirectly through PPDE 11 city/municipal council seats[23][67][better source needed]
Lower Saxony Piratenpartei Niedersachsen[68] Officially registered Observer Member Indirectly through PPDE 66 city/municipal council seats[23][69][better source needed]
Rhineland-Palatinate Piratenpartei Rheinland-Pfalz[70] Officially registered Indirectly through PPDE Indirectly through PPDE 1 city/municipal council seats[23]
Saarland Piratenpartei Saarland[71] Officially registered Indirectly through PPDE Indirectly through PPDE No[72]
Saxony Piratenpartei Sachsen[73] Officially registered Indirectly through PPDE Indirectly through PPDE 3 city/municipal council seats[23]
Saxony-Anhalt Piratenpartei Sachsen-Anhalt[74] Officially registered Indirectly through PPDE Indirectly through PPDE 3 city/municipal council seats[23]
Schleswig-Holstein Piratenpartei Schleswig-Holstein[75] Officially registered Indirectly through PPDE Indirectly through PPDE 2 city/municipal council seats[76]
Thuringia Piratenpartei Thüringen[77] Officially registered Indirectly through PPDE Indirectly through PPDE 2 city/municipal council seats[23]
 United States[78] California California Pirate Party Active but unregistered[79] No No No
Florida Florida Pirate Party[80] Officially registered[81] Observer Member No No
Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia Pirate Party[82] Active but unregistered No No No
Hawaii Pirate Party of Hawaii[83] Discussions on forming group No No No
Michigan Michigan Pirate Party[84] Discussions on forming group No No No
Maryland Maryland Pirate Party Discussions on forming group[85] No No No
Massachusetts Massachusetts Pirate Party Officially registered[86] No No No
Minnesota Minnesota Pirate Party Discussions on forming group[87] No No No
New York (state) New York Pirate Party[88] Active but unregistered No No No
Oklahoma Oklahoma Pirate Party[89] Active but unregistered No No No
Oregon Oregon Pirate Party[90] Active but unregistered No No No
San Francisco San Francisco Pirate Party[91][92] Active but unregistered No No No
Washington (state) Washington Pirate Party[93] Active but unregistered No No No
Wisconsin Wisconsin Pirate Party[94] Active and registered No No No
 Spain Catalonia Pirates de Catalunya Officially registered Yes[95] Yes Two municipal councilors
Galicia (Spain) Piratas de Galicia Officially registered[96] Applying for observer membership No No
La Rioja Piratas de La Rioja Officially registered Observer Member No No
Community of Madrid Piratas de Madrid Officially registered No No No
Extremadura Piratas de Extremadura Officially registered No No No

Youth wings

Country Parent party Name Domestic registration status Member of Pirate Parties International[2] Member of European Pirate Party[3] Elected
 Austria Pirate Party of Austria Junge Pirat*innen Officially registered No No —
 Belarus Falanster Active but unregistered No No —
 Belgium Pirate Party Belgium Jonge Piraten[97] No official registration required No No —
 Czech Republic Czech Pirate Party Mladé Pirátstvo Officially registered, founding in process No No —
 European Union European Pirates Young Pirates of Europe[98] Officially registered No Observer Membership with rights of Ordinary Membership —
 Finland Piraattipuolue Piraattinuoret Officially registered — — —
 France Parti pirate Jeunes Pirates Officially registered — — —
 Germany Piratenpartei Deutschland Young Pirates[99] Officially registered Observer Member No —
 Japan Piratepartei 海賊党 Young Pirates Officially registered — — —
 Luxembourg Piratepartei Lëtzebuerg Jonk Piraten Officially registered — — —
 Netherlands Piratenpartij Jonge Piraten Active but unregistered No No —
 New Zealand Pirate Party of New Zealand Young Pirates New Zealand Active but unregistered No No —
 Norway Pirate Party of Norway Unge Pirater Officially registered No No —
 Sweden Piratpartiet Young Pirates Sweden Officially registered Observer Member No —
 Iceland Píratar Ungir Piratar Officially registered — — —

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