Pirate Party (Slovenia) Explained

Pirate Party of Slovenia
Registered:17 October 2012
President:Boštjan Tavčar
Ideology:Pirate politics
Freedom of information
Open government
Network neutrality
International:Pirate Parties International
Country:Slovenia
Native Name:Piratska stranka Slovenije
European:European Pirate Party
Colours: Orange
Black
Seats1 Title:Parliament
Seats2 Title:European Parliament
Seats3 Title:Municipal council:

Pirate Party of Slovenia (Slovenian: 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]

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.

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

ElectionLeaderVotes%Seats+/–Government
2014Rok Deželak11,7371.34 (#11)New
2018Rok Andrée19,1822.15 (#11) 0
2022Boštjan Tavčar19,4801.63 (#12) 0

Presidential

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Slovenia also gets a Pirate Party. 17 October 2012. MMC RTV Slovenije. 17 October 2012.
  2. Web site: ABOUT PPI – Pirate Parties International.
  3. Web site: PPI Conference 2011/applicants - pp International . wiki.pp-international.net . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120323103117/http://wiki.pp-international.net/PPI_Conference_2011/applicants . 2012-03-23.
  4. Web site: Program stranke. 29 October 2021 .
  5. Web site: Volitve v Evropski parlament 2014.
  6. http://volitve.gov.si/dz2014/rezultati/rezultati_slo.html Predčasne Volitve V Državni Zbor 2014