| Pirate Party Switzerland | |
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| German name | Piratenpartei Schweiz (PPS) |
| French name | Parti Pirate Suisse (PPS) |
| Italian name | Partito Pirata Svizzera (PPS) |
| Romansh name | Partida da Pirats Svizra (PPS) |
| President | Denis Simonet[1] |
| Founded | 12 July, 2009 |
| Headquarters | 1337 Vallorbe |
| Ideology | Freedom of Information, Privacy |
| International affiliation | Pirate Parties International |
| Official colours | Orange |
| Website | |
| www.pirateparty.ch | |
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The Pirate Party Switzerland (German: Piratenpartei Schweiz, French: Parti Pirate Suisse, Italian: Partito Pirata Svizzera, Romansh: Partida da Pirats Svizra) is a political party in Switzerland, based on the model of the Swedish Piratpartiet.[2] The party was founded on July 12, 2009 in Zürich by about 150 people.[3][4] By the end of February 2011, the PPS had around about 1300 members.[5]
The first election success happened on March 7, 2010 when Marc Wäckerlin was elected to the Winterthur city council.[6]
Patrick Mächler of the PPS was head member of Pirate Parties International (PPI) from July 2009 to February 2010[7], the umbrella organization of the international Pirate Party movement.[8]
On 13 March 2011, the party achieved 0.8% of the votes in a local election in Lausanne. On 3 April, they obtained 0.56% of the vote in a regional election in Zurich.[9] In the federal elections of October 2011, the party failed to win a seat, gathering 0.48% of the popular vote (11,616 votes).
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