| Country: | Spain |
| Pirate Party | |
| Native Name: | Partido Pirata (PIRATA) |
| Colorcode: | black |
| President: | Daniel Alfredo Bonfils[1] |
| Leader1 Title: | Treasurer |
| Leader1 Name: | Fergus Reig |
| Secretary General: | Ricardo Senovilla |
| Foundation: | 6 December 2006 |
| Ideology: | Pirate politics Freedom of information Direct democracy |
| International: | Pirate Parties International |
| Headquarters: | Av. de los Reyes de España N° 38 E-30.612 Ulea (Murcia) |
| Seats1 Title: | Local Government |
| Seats1: | [2] |
| Website: | www.partidopirata.es |
The Pirate Party (Spanish; Castilian: 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.
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.
General elections were held n 20 November 2011; the winner of which was the conservative People's Party. The Pirate Party did not manage to obtain any electoral representation.
| District | Autonomous Community | Vote | Valid Percent | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navarra | Navarra | 1.794 | 0.54% | 0 |
| Castellón | Valencia | 999 | 0.33% | 0 |
| Teruel | Aragón | 219 | 0.28% | 0 |
| Huesca | Aragón | 397 | 0.33% | 0 |
| Total Submitted | 000 | 0.00% | 0 | |
| Total State | 000 | 0.00% | 0 | |
| District | Autonomous Community | Cand.1 | % C1 | Cand.2 | % C2 | Cand.3 | % C3 | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navarre | Navarre | 2,273 | 0.71% | 0 | 0% | 000 | 0.00% | 0 | |
| Castellon | Valencia | 2,316 | 0.8% | 0 | 0% | 000 | 0.00% | 0 | |
| Total submitted | 000 | 0.00% | 0, 00 | 0.00% | 000 | 0.00% | 0 | ||
| Total State | 000 | 0.00% | 0.00 | 0.00% | 000 | 0.00% | 0 |