Pirates of Catalonia (, PIRATA.CAT) is a political party in Catalonia. The party is based on the model of the Swedish Pirate Party and is a member of the Pirate Parties International, it supports intellectual property reform, open access to culture and knowledge, transparency and direct democracy.

The party was founded in August 2010 and was officially registered as a political party in October. The party contested for the first time in an election for the 2010 Catalan election, held on 28 November 2010, where it got 6.489 votes (0,21%). The party held its first assembly on 22 December 2010 in Barcelona.

Electoral results Cortes Generales

Cortes Generales Election Congress Senate Status Vote % Score % Score Seats +/– Seats +/– 2011 21,876 0.09 23rd 0.63 10th — — None 2015 Did not run 0 0 None 2016 Did not run 0 0 None Apr. 2019 With Front Republicà 0 0 NoneNov. 2019With CUP 2 0 Opposition2023Did not run 2 0 None

Parliament of Catalonia The Pirates have never won any seats in the Parliament of Catalonia, but they have been in lists alongside the CUP which have won seats. Parliament of Catalonia Election Vote % Score Seats +/– Status 2010 6,451 0.21 15th — None 2012 18,219 0.50 12th — None 2015 327 0.01 11th — None 2017 (1) 195,246 4.46 6th — Confidence and supply2021 (1)189,9246.686th Confidence and supply2024Did not run None

Local elections The party ran candidates in local elections in May 2011. It gained two municipal councillors, one in Sant Fruitós de Bages and another in Santa Coloma de Gramenet. They tripled results in Barcelona, from 1767 votes (0.25%) to 4659 (0.77%). In l'Hospitalet, they increased from 0.24% to 0.99%. In Lleida from 0.23% to 0.80%. In Mataró, of 0.20% to 1.19%, and Mollet, from 0.20% to 0.83%

Council Votes Valid percent Seats Barcelona 4.659 0,77%0 L'Hospitalet de Llobregat 837 0,99%0 Lleida 360 0,80%0 Mataró 530 1,19%0 Mollet del Vallès 144 0,83%0 Reus (1) 1.918 5,11%0 Santa Coloma de Gramanet (2) 2.575 6,65%1 Sant Fruitós de Bages (3) 384 11,66%1 Tarragona (1) 1.099 2,28%0

(1) In the candidates list of Candidatura d'Unitat Popular. (2) In coalition with Gent de Gramenet. (3) In coalition with Imagina't Sant Fruitós - AM.

See also List of political parties in Catalonia Pirate Party (Spain)

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External links

Official site