Piratenpartei at a glance

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Piratenpartei Deutschland

German Pirate Party
The Pirate Party Germany, founded in 2006 in Berlin, advocates for civil rights, data protection and transparent politics. It demands reforms in copyright, free knowledge exchange and more direct democracy. Its greatest success was achieved in 2011 with its entry into the Berlin House of Representatives. In recent years, however, the party has lost political significance.
Founding and Ideals of the Pirate Party
The Pirate Party Germany was founded on September 10, 2006, in Berlin. It emerged from the need to actively shape the digital transformation and protect civil rights. The party places great emphasis on grassroots democracy and transparency.
Political Goals and Focus Areas
The Pirate Party advocates for the strengthening of civil rights, data protection and transparent governance. It demands reforms in copyright, free knowledge exchange and the promotion of free culture. A central concern is the protection against surveillance and the creation of a 'transparent state' instead of a 'transparent citizen' for.
Electoral Successes and Political Development
The Pirate Party achieved its greatest success in 2011 with its entry into the Berlin House of Representatives, where it received 8.9% of the votes. In the following years, however, it could not build on this success and missed entry into other parliaments in later elections. Currently, the party has lost political significance.
Current Situation and Outlook
The Pirate Party continues to advocate for digital civil rights and transparency. In September 2024, Borys Sobieski was elected as the new chairman. The party plans to bring its core issues into the political discussion and advocate for a citizen-friendly policy.
Political orientation
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Position on the EU
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Who votes for the party?

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What do the charts show?
We asked voters of all parties in the PolitPro community about their positions on different political issues. The bars show the range of opinions among party supporters. The shorter the bar, the more similar the views of the party’s voters on that issue. If available, we also show the party’s position derived from research as a circle.
Where does the data come from?
The data is based on self-assessments from party supporters in the PolitPro community. It is not representative of the entire population, but it still gives a solid overview of which issues matter most to party supporters.
Voter profile
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The chart shows the self-assessment of a random sample of Piratenpartei voters from the PolitPro community.

Historical election results

Piratenpartei: Historical election results in Germany

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Sources of data and information

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ParlGov – Parliamentary Democracy Data

Long-running research data from the University of Bremen. It documents political parties and governments and enables systematic political comparison.
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Döring, Holger and Philip Manow. 2024. Parliaments and governments database (ParlGov): Information on parties, elections and cabinets in established democracies.

CHES – Chapel Hill Expert Survey

Europe’s most important expert survey on party positions. More than 400 political scientists from different countries assess party positions based on scientific criteria.
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Rovny, Jan, Ryan Bakker, Liesbet Hooghe, Seth Jolly, Gary Marks, Jonathan Polk, Marco Steenbergen, and Milada Vachudova. “25 Years of Political Party Positions in Europe: The Chapel Hill Expert Survey, 1999-2024,”