Pirate Party
Swedish political party focused on information sharing
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| 2024 | Katarina Stensson leads the Pirate Party in the European Parliament election, with the party receiving 0.37% of votes and failing to secure any seats. |
| 2019 | In the European Parliament election, the party won 0.6% of the votes. |
| 2018 | In the general election, the party won 0.1% of the votes. |
| 2014 | In the general and European Parliament elections, the party won 0.4% and 2.2% of votes respectively, losing their seats in the European Parliament. |
| December 1 2014 | Anna Troberg announced she would not seek re-election as party leader in 2015. |
| 2012 | Party began broadening its political platform beyond its original focus. |
| 2011 | The party formed a new declaration of principles, expanding its political platform beyond its original single-issue focus. |
| December 2011 | The party launched Free & Social, a social networking and microblogging service. |
| September 2011 | In the Berlin state parliament election (Abgeordnetenhaus), the Pirate Party receives 9% of votes and becomes the first Pirate Party in Germany to gain seats in a state parliament. |
| March 13 2011 | Rickard Falkvinge speaks at the PPI Conference in Friedrichshafen, Germany |
| January 1 2011 | Founder Rick Falkvinge stepped down as party leader after five years, with Anna Troberg becoming the new leader. |
| 2010 | In the Swedish national election, the Pirate Party received 7.1% of the votes for the European Parliament, successfully securing a seat and establishing themselves as a notable political force in Sweden. |
| 2010 | Before the Swedish general election, the Pirate Party remained a single-issue party focused primarily on copyright and privacy rights. |
| September 19 2010 | The party participated in the general election, winning 0.7% of the votes, a slight increase from their 2006 election performance. |
| August 17 2010 | The Pirate Party announced it would host and manage WikiLeaks' new servers, providing free servers and bandwidth, with party technicians ensuring server maintenance. |
| May 18 2010 | The Pirate Bay began hosting its site using bandwidth provided by the Pirate Party. |
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