Pirate Party Belgium
| Pirate Party Piratenpartij/Parti Pirate | |
|---|---|
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| Founded | 28 June 2009 |
| Headquarters | Brussels |
| Ideology |
Pirate politics, IP reform, privacy |
| International affiliation | Pirate Parties International |
| European Parliament: |
0 / 22 |
| Brussels Parliament: |
0 / 89 |
| Flemish Parliament: |
0 / 124 |
| Walloon Parliament: |
0 / 75 |
| Website | |
| http://pirateparty.be/ | |
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Politics of Belgium Political parties Elections | |
The Pirate Party of Belgium (Dutch: Piratenpartij, French: Parti Pirate) is a political party in Belgium. Based on the model of the Swedish Pirate Party, it supports reform of copyright law, the abolition of patents, and respect for privacy.[1] It was a founding member of Pirate Parties International.[2]
General Elections
The party participated for the first time in the 2010 elections.[3] of 13 June, but only for the electoral district of Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde, where they received 0.26% of the votes.
Candidates[4]
- Jurgen Rateau
Successors[5]
- Marouan El Moussaoui
- Monika Kornacka
- Gilles Douillet
- Delphine Chevalier
- Julien Deswaef
- Mahdiya El-Ouiali
Municipal and provincial elections of 2012
The party presented lists at municipal and provincial elections in Belgium in 2012, in 14 municipalities and 26 provincial districts. The provincial results were generally around 1% in Flanders and 3% in Walloon.
The best result they obtained was 3.42% in provincial district of Tournai by Paul Hunchback and at the communal level, 5.16% at Louvain-la-Neuve, the list led by Lionel Dricot. The pirates at Ottigines list-Louvain-la-Neuve were only 14 votes short of a seat.
References
- ↑ "Programma" (in Dutch). Pirate Party Belgium. 2010-05-04. Retrieved 2010-05-28.
- ↑ "22 Pirate Parties from all over the world officially founded the Pirate Parties International". Pirate Parties International. 2010-04-21. Retrieved 2010-05-28.
- ↑ "List of candidates election district Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde" (in Dutch). Federal Government of Belgium. 2010-05-18. Retrieved 2010-05-29.
- ↑ Piratenpartij (2010-05-29). "list - Pirate Party - Piratenpartij - Parti Pirate" [List of Candidates] (in Dutch, French). Retrieved 2010-06-10.
- ↑ Piratenpartij (2010-05-29). "list - Pirate Party - Piratenpartij - Parti Pirate" [List of Candidates] (in Dutch, French). Retrieved 2010-06-10.
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