The Pirate Party () is a Norwegian political party which was founded in 2012. Its basic principles are "
full transparency in
state management
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,
privacy on the internet, as well as better use of IT and technology to make a better democracy". On 17 December 2012 they announced that they had collected the 5,000 signatures required by law to register a political party and take part in the
2013 Norwegian parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 8 and 9 September 2013 to elect all 169 members of the unicameral Storting. The centre-right coalition obtained 96 seats, while the incumbent red–green coalition government obtained 72 seats and t ...
. The party is a part of the
Pirate Parties International
Pirate Parties International (PPI) is an Political international, international Nonprofit organization, non-profit and non-governmental organization with headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. Formed in 2010, it serves as a worldwide organizati ...
.
History
Founding
In June 2012, the party issued invitations to a
kickoff meeting
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to be held in
Trondheim
Trondheim ( , , ; ), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros, and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2022, it had a population of 212,660. Trondheim is the third most populous municipality in Norway, and is ...
on the 16th, with the intention of agreeing on a strategy to obtain the 5,000 signatures required by law to register a political party. By 16 December, they had received sufficient signatures and were legally recognised.
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Name
On 11 March 2023, the party congress decided to change the party's name to Innovasjon- og teknologipartiet (''The Innovation and Technology party'').
In October 2024, the party changed its name back to the Pirate Party, which can be observed through updates on their media pages.
Party Leaders
Sources:
Parliamentary Election results
References
{{Pirate Party
Political parties in Norway
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of ...
Political parties established in 2012
2012 establishments in Norway