Czech Pirate Party
Encyclopedia
The Czech Pirate Party is a political party
in the Czech Republic
, based on the model of the Swedish Pirate Party. It registered at Czech Interior Ministry on June 17, 2009. During the first two days after launching their website in April, 1,800 people signed online petition for party registration. Czech law requires 1,000 signatures on paper petition for party registration. In the student elections, the Pirate Party received 7.7% of the vote.
The party participated in the general elections
in May 2010, and received 0.8% of the vote.
According to a recent public poll published by Network Media Service, 40% of internet users in the Czech Republic download media (music and films); while among users aged under 30 years, it is 60%.
In December 2010, the party has launched its own national whistleblowing site similar to WikiLeaks
called PirateLeaks. The site is intended as primary source for journalists. It is dedicated to both evidence of corruption in Czech government and public administration documents which should be publicly available according to law 106/1999 Sb. (Free Access to Information Act) but which the authorities refuse to disclose without formal request defined by the law.
Standing in a local senate election on 18–19 March 2011 in Kladno
, they obtained 0.75% of the vote.
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
, based on the model of the Swedish Pirate Party. It registered at Czech Interior Ministry on June 17, 2009. During the first two days after launching their website in April, 1,800 people signed online petition for party registration. Czech law requires 1,000 signatures on paper petition for party registration. In the student elections, the Pirate Party received 7.7% of the vote.
The party participated in the general elections
Czech legislative election, 2010
A legislative election in the Czech Republic took place on 28–29 May 2010. The election had been expected to take place some time before the end of 2009 to elect the members of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic...
in May 2010, and received 0.8% of the vote.
According to a recent public poll published by Network Media Service, 40% of internet users in the Czech Republic download media (music and films); while among users aged under 30 years, it is 60%.
In December 2010, the party has launched its own national whistleblowing site similar to WikiLeaks
Wikileaks
WikiLeaks is an international self-described not-for-profit organisation that publishes submissions of private, secret, and classified media from anonymous news sources, news leaks, and whistleblowers. Its website, launched in 2006 under The Sunshine Press organisation, claimed a database of more...
called PirateLeaks. The site is intended as primary source for journalists. It is dedicated to both evidence of corruption in Czech government and public administration documents which should be publicly available according to law 106/1999 Sb. (Free Access to Information Act) but which the authorities refuse to disclose without formal request defined by the law.
Standing in a local senate election on 18–19 March 2011 in Kladno
Kladno
Kladno is a city in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It is located 25 km northwest of Prague. Kladno is the largest city of the region and holds a population together with its adjacent suburban areas of more than 110,000 people...
, they obtained 0.75% of the vote.
External links
- Česká pirátská strana official website