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Pirate Party of Catalonia

{{Infobox political party

| country = Spain

| name = Pirates of Catalonia

| native_name = Pirates de Catalunya

| logo = Logotip_de_Pirates_de_Catalunya.svg

| logo_size = 250px

| colorcode = {{party color|Pirate Party of Catalonia}}

| secretary_general = Enric Pineda Traïd

| foundation = 4 October 2010

| ideology = {{Nowrap|Pirate politics
Freedom of Information
Protection of privacy
Intellectual property reform
Transparency of government
Direct democracy
Catalan right of self-determination
Catalan independence{{Cite news|url=https://pirata.cat/bloc/u-doctubre-recordem-reivindiquem-reclamem-la-republica/|title=U d'octubre: recordem, reivindiquem, reclamem la República.|date=1 October 2019|work=Pirates de Catalunya|access-date=20 January 2018|language=ca}}}}

| international = Pirate Parties International

| membership = 767[https://www.vilaweb.cat/noticia/4003079/20120416/pirates-catalunya-membre-ple-dret-internacional-partits-pirates.html Pirates de Catalunya, membre de ple dret de la Internacional de Partits Pirates]. VilaWeb, 2012.

| membership_year = 2012

| european =

| europarl =

| national = {{nowrap|Pirate Party (Spain)}}

| youth_wing = Grumets Pirates

| seats1_title = Local Government

| seats1 = {{Composition bar|2|9137|hex=#88BDDC}}[http://piratetimes.net/results-for-pirates-in-the-spanish-local-elections/ RESULTS FOR PIRATES IN THE SPANISH LOCAL ELECTIONS]

| headquarters = Barcelona

| website = [https://pirates.cat/ pirates.cat]

}}

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Pirates of Catalonia ({{langx|ca|Pirates de Catalunya}}, PIRATA.CAT) is a political party in Catalonia. The party is based on the model of the Swedish Pirate Party and is a member of the Pirate Parties International, it supports intellectual property reform, open access to culture and knowledge, transparency and direct democracy.{{cite web

|title = Què és PIRATA.CAT?

|url = http://pirata.cat/bloc/?p=1206

|work = pirata.cat/bloc

|language = ca

|date = November 29, 2010

|access-date = 2010-11-29

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101201223719/http://pirata.cat/bloc/?p=1206

|archive-date = December 1, 2010

|url-status = dead

}}

The party was founded in August 2010 and was officially registered as a political party in October.

{{cite web

| title = El Partit Pirata anirà a les eleccions catalanes

| url = http://www.vilaweb.cat/noticia/3767237/20100824/partit-pirata-anira-eleccions-catalanes.html

| work = vilaweb.cat

| language = ca

| date = August 24, 2010

| access-date = 2010-12-28

}}

{{cite web

|title = Ja som oficials!

|url = http://pirata.cat/bloc/?p=364

|work = pirata.cat/bloc

|language = ca

|date = October 5, 2010

|access-date = 2010-11-01

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101008060630/http://pirata.cat/bloc/?p=364

|archive-date = October 8, 2010

|url-status = dead

}} The party contested for the first time in an election for the 2010 Catalan election, held on 28 November 2010, where it got 6.489 votes (0,21%).

{{cite web

|title = Parlament de Catalunya 2010 - Resultats provisionals - Catalunya

|url = http://www.parlament2010resultats.cat/09AU/DAU09999CM_L2.htm

|work = parlament2010resultats.cat

|language = ca

|date = November 28, 2010

|access-date = 2010-11-29

|url-status = dead

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101201045136/http://www.parlament2010resultats.cat/09AU/DAU09999CM_L2.htm

|archive-date = December 1, 2010

}}

The party held its first assembly on 22 December 2010 in Barcelona.{{cite web

|title = Resultats primera assemblea general

|url = http://pirata.cat/bloc/?p=1286

|work = pirata.cat/bloc

|language = ca

|date = December 24, 2010

|access-date = 2010-12-28

|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110520085631/http://pirata.cat/bloc/?p=1286

|archive-date = May 20, 2011

|url-status = dead

}}

Electoral results

=[[Cortes Generales]]=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%; text-align:center;"
colspan="11"| Cortes Generales
rowspan="2"| Election

! colspan="7"| Congress

! colspan="2"| Senate

! rowspan="2"| Status

Vote

! %

! Score

! %{{efn|name="Cat"|In Catalonia.}}

! Score

! Seats

! +/–

! Seats

! +/–

2011

| 21,876

| 0.09

| 23rd

| 0.63

| 10th

| {{Composition bar|0|47|hex={{party color|Pirate Party of Catalonia}}}}

| —

| {{Composition bar|0|16|hex={{party color|Pirate Party of Catalonia}}}}

| —

| None

2015

| colspan=5| Did not run

| {{Composition bar|0|47|hex={{party color|Pirate Party of Catalonia}}}}

| 10px0

| {{Composition bar|0|16|hex={{party color|Pirate Party of Catalonia}}}}

| 10px0

| None

2016

| colspan=5| Did not run

| {{Composition bar|0|47|hex={{party color|Pirate Party of Catalonia}}}}

| 10px0

| {{Composition bar|0|16|hex={{party color|Pirate Party of Catalonia}}}}

| 10px0

| None

Apr. 2019

| colspan=5| With Front Republicà

| {{Composition bar|0|47|hex={{party color|Pirate Party of Catalonia}}}}

| 10px0

| {{Composition bar|0|16|hex={{party color|Pirate Party of Catalonia}}}}

| 10px0

| None

Nov. 2019

| colspan="5" |With CUP{{Cite web |date=2019-09-28 |title=Pirates de Catalunya aprueba concurrir al 10N en coalición con la CUP |url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/politica/20190928/47688005800/pirates-de-catalunya-aprueba-concurrir-al-10n-en-coalicion-con-la-cup.html |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=La Vanguardia |language=es}}

| {{Composition bar|2|47|hex={{party color|Popular Unity Candidacy}}}}

| 10px2

| {{Composition bar|0|16|hex={{party color|Popular Unity Candidacy}}}}

| 10px0

| style="background:#fcc;"| Opposition

2023

| colspan="5" |Did not run

| {{Composition bar|0|47|hex={{party color|Pirate Party of Catalonia}}}}

| {{Decrease}}2

| {{Composition bar|0|16|hex={{party color|Pirate Party of Catalonia}}}}

| 10px0

| None

=Parliament of Catalonia=

The Pirates have never won any seats in the Parliament of Catalonia, but they have been in lists alongside the CUP which have won seats.

class="wikitable" style="font-size:97%; text-align:center;"
colspan="7" | Parliament of Catalonia
Election

! Vote

! %

! Score

! Seats

! +/–

! Status

2010

| 6,451

| 0.21

| 15th

| {{Composition bar|0|135|hex={{party color|Pirate Party of Catalonia}}}}

| —

| None

2012

| 18,219

| 0.50

| 12th

| {{Composition bar|0|135|hex={{party color|Pirate Party of Catalonia}}}}

| —

| None

2015

| 327

| 0.01

| 11th

| {{Composition bar|0|135|hex={{party color|Pirate Party of Catalonia}}}}

| —

| None

2017 (1)

| 195,246

| 4.46

| 6th

| {{Composition bar|4|135|hex={{party color|Popular Unity Candidacy}}}}

| —

| style="background:#efb;" | Confidence and supply

2021 (1)

|189,924

|6.68

|6th

|{{Composition bar|9|135|hex={{party color|Popular Unity Candidacy}}}}

|

| style="background:#efb;" | Confidence and supply

2024

| colspan="5" |Did not run

| None

=Local elections=

The party ran candidates in local elections in May 2011. It gained two municipal councillors, one in Sant Fruitós de Bages and another in Santa Coloma de Gramenet. They tripled results in Barcelona, from 1767 votes (0.25%) to 4659 (0.77%). In l'Hospitalet, they increased from 0.24% to 0.99%. In Lleida from 0.23% to 0.80%. In Mataró, of 0.20% to 1.19%, and Mollet, from 0.20% to 0.83%

class="wikitable sortable"
CouncilVotesValid percentSeats
Barcelonaalign="right" | 4.659align="right" | 0,77%align="right" |0
L'Hospitalet de Llobregatalign="right" | 837align="right" | 0,99%align="right" |0
Lleidaalign="right" | 360align="right" | 0,80%align="right" |0
Mataróalign="right" | 530align="right" | 1,19%align="right" |0
Mollet del Vallèsalign="right" | 144align="right" | 0,83%align="right" |0
Reus (1)align="right" | 1.918align="right" | 5,11%align="right" |0
Santa Coloma de Gramanet (2)align="right" | 2.575align="right" | 6,65%align="right" |1
Sant Fruitós de Bages (3)align="right" | 384align="right" | 11,66%align="right" |1
Tarragona (1)align="right" | 1.099align="right" | 2,28%align="right" |0
{{cite web|title=Resultats may 2011|url=http://pirata.cat/bloc/?p=1830|work=pirata.cat/bloc|language=ca|date=May 23, 2011|access-date=2011-05-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525231709/http://pirata.cat/bloc/?p=1830|archive-date=May 25, 2011|url-status=dead}}

(1) In the candidates list of Candidatura d'Unitat Popular.

(2) In coalition with Gent de Gramenet.

(3) In coalition with Imagina't Sant Fruitós - AM.

See also

Notes

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References

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External links

{{Commons category|Pirates de Catalunya}}

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20111006054032/http://pirata.cat/ Official site]

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