List of Pirate Parties
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Outside Sweden, pirate parties have been started in over 60 countries,[1] inspired by the Swedish initiative.
National pirate parties
| Country | Name | Domestic registration status | Member of Pirate Parties International[2] | Member of European Pirate Party[3] | Elected | Continent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina |
Partido Interdimensional Pirata[4] | Active but unregistered | No | No | No | South America |
 Australia |
Pirate Party Australia[5] | Active. Deregistered as an individual party[6], but a constituent member of the registered Fusion Party. | No[7] | No | No | Oceania |
 Austria |
Piratenpartei Österreichs[8] | Officially registered | Yes | Yes | Two city councillors[9] | Europe |
 Belarus |
The Pirates Center of Belarus | Active but unregistered | Yes | No | No | Europe |
| Пиратское движение Беларуси[10] | Active but unregistered | Yes | No | No | ||
 Belgium |
Piratenpartij / Parti pirate | No official registration required | Yes | Yes | No | Europe |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Piratska Partija Bosne i Hercegovine | Unclear | Yes | No | No | Europe |
 Brazil |
Partido Pirata | Active, in the process of registration | Yes | No | No | South America |
 Bulgaria |
Пиратска Партия | Officially registered | Yes | No | No | Europe |
 Canada |
Pirate Party of Canada / Parti Pirate du Canada | Defunct[11] | No | No | No | North America |
 China |
Pirate Party of China (中国盗版党) | Discussions on forming group[12][13][14] | N/a | N/a | N/a | Asia |
 Chile |
Partido Pirata de Chile | Active but unregistered | Yes | No | No | South America |
 Colombia |
Partido Pirata Colombiano | Discussions on forming group[15] | N/a | N/a | N/a | South America |
 Costa Rica |
Partido Pirata de Costa Rica | Discussions on forming group[16] | N/a | N/a | N/a | North America |
 Croatia |
Pirate Party Croatia /
Piratska Stranka Hrvatske[17] |
Officially registered[18] | Yes | Yes | 2 communal councillors | Europe |
 Cyprus |
Pirate Party Cyprus | Active but unregistered | No | No | No | Europe |
 Czech Republic |
Česká pirátská strana | Officially registered | Yes | Yes | 16 state parliament seats 279 city/municipal councillors 3 regional councillors 1 member of the Senate 1 member of the European Parliament |
Europe |
 Denmark |
Piratpartiet | Officially registered[19] | Yes | No | No | Europe |
 Estonia |
Eesti Piraadipartei[20] | Officially registered | Yes | Yes | No | Europe |
 Finland |
Piraattipuolue | Active but unregistered | Yes | Yes | No | Europe |
 France |
Parti Pirate[21] | Officially registered | Yes | Yes | 2 city/municipal council seats | Europe |
 Germany |
Piratenpartei Deutschland[22] | Officially registered | Yes | Yes | 247 city/municipal council seats[23] | Europe |
 Greece |
Κόμμα Πειρατών Ελλάδας[24] | Officially registered[25] | No[26] | No | No | Europe |
 Hungary |
Magyar Kalózpárt | Under transformation from NGO to an official political party, worked together with Politics Can Be Different (LMP)[27] | No | No | Indirectly (LMP has 16 MPs in the Hungarian Parliament) | Europe |
 Honduras |
Pirate Party of Honduras/Partido Pirata de Honduras | Discussions on forming group | N/a | No | No | North America |
 Iceland |
Píratar | Officially registered[28] | Yes[29] | Yes | 4 municipal seats | Europe |
 India |
Pirate Party of India | Active but unregistered | No | No | N/a | Asia |
 Ireland |
Pirate Party Ireland / Páirtí Foghlaithe na hÉireann | Active but unregistered | Founding member, removed in June 2012[30] | No | No | Europe |
 Israel |
Piratim/הפיראטים | Officially registered[31][32] | Yes | No | No | Asia |
 Italy |
Partito Pirata | Officially registered | Yes | Yes | No | Europe |
 Japan |
Pirate Party Japan (日本海賊党) | Officially registered[33] | Yes | Observer | No | Asia |
 Kazakhstan |
Пиратская Партия Казахстана / Қазақстан Қарақшылар Партиясы | Active but unregistered | Yes | No | No | Asia |
 Latvia |
Pirātu Partija[34] | Active but unregistered | Yes | No | No | Europe |
 Lebanon |
Pirate Party Lebanon - حزب القراصنة لبنان | Active, in the process of registration | No | No | No | Asia |
 Lithuania |
Lietuvos Piratų Partija[35] | Active but unregistered | No | No | No | Europe |
 Luxembourg |
Piratepartei Lëtzebuerg | Officially registered | Yes | Yes | Yes | Europe |
 Malaysia |
Malaysia Pirate Party | Discussions on forming group, now inactive[36] | N/a | N/a | N/a | Asia |
 Mexico |
Partido Pirata Mexicano | Active but unregistered | No | No | No | North America |
 Montenegro |
Piratska Partija Crne Gore | Officially registered | No | No | No | Europe |
 Morocco |
Pirate Party of Morocco | Active but unregistered | Yes | No | No | Africa |
 Nepal |
Pirate Party Nepal | Eligible to register after gathering 10,000 signatures before national election[37] | No | No | No | Asia |
 Netherlands |
Piratenpartij Nederland | Officially registered | Yes | Yes | No | Europe |
 New Zealand |
Pirate Party of New Zealand | Active but unregistered | Yes | No | No | Oceania |
 Norway |
Pirate Party of Norway | Officially registered[38] | Yes | Yes | No | Europe |
 Peru |
Partido Pirata de Perú | Letter of notification that party is forming[39] | N/a | N/a | N/a | South America |
 Philippines |
Philippine Pirate Movement | Officially registered | N/a | N/a | N/a | Asia |
 Poland |
Polska Partia Piratów | Officially registered | Yes | Yes | No | Europe |
 Portugal |
Partido Pirata Português | Active but unregistered | Yes | No | No | Europe |
 Romania |
Partidul Pirat România | Active but unregistered | Yes | Yes | No | Europe |
 Russia |
Пиратская партия России | Active, registering a political party | Yes | No | No | Europe |
 Serbia |
Piratska Partija Srbije[40] | Dissolved | Yes | No | No | Europe |
 Slovakia |
Slovenská pirátska strana[41] | Not active | Yes | No | No | Europe |
| Slovakia |
Pirátska strana - Slovensko[42][43][circular reference]|Pirátska strana - Slovensko | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Europe |
 Slovenia |
Piratska stranka Slovenije[44][45][46][47][48] | Officially registered | Yes | Yes | No | Europe |
 South Africa |
South African Pirate Party | No | N/a | No | No | Africa |
 Spain |
Partido Pirata | No | Yes | N/a | No | Europe |
 Sweden |
Piratpartiet | Officially registered | Observer Member | Yes | No | Europe |
 Switzerland |
Piratenpartei Schweiz / Parti Pirate Suisse / Partito Pirata Svizzera / Partida da Pirats Svizra | Officially registered | Yes | Yes | One city council seat, one mayor[49] | Europe |
 Taiwan |
台灣海盜黨 Pirate Party of Taiwan[50] | The government forbid use of 海盜(Pirate) in its party name.'[51] | N/a | N/a | N/a | Asia |
 Tunisia |
Pirate Party of Tunisia[52] | Officially registered | Yes | No | No | Africa |
| Tunisian Pirate Party[53] | Officially registered | No | No | No | ||
 Turkey |
Korsan Parti Türkiye | Active but unregistered | Yes | No | No | Europe |
 Ukraine |
Pirate Party Of Ukraine / Піратська Партія України[54] | Active but unregistered | Yes | No | No | Europe |
 United Kingdom |
Pirate Party UK / Plaid Môr-leidr DU | Officially registered | No[55] | No | No | Europe |
 United States |
United States Pirate Party | Registered in eight states | No | No | No | North America |
 Uruguay |
Partido Pirata en Uruguay | Active but unregistered | No | No | No | South America |
 Venezuela |
Partido Pirata de Venezuela | Discussions on forming group[56] | N/a | N/a | N/a | South America |
Super-national pirate parties
| Country | Name | Status | Member of Pirate Parties International[2] | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 EU |
European Pirate Party | Registered[57] | No | 1 MEP |
 African Union |
African Pirate Party | Active but unregistered | No | No |
Sub-national and regional pirate parties
| Country | Name | Domestic registration status | Member of Pirate Parties International[2] | Member of European Pirate Party[3] | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia |
 Pirate Party ACT[58] |
Active but unregistered | No | No | No |
| Austria |
 Salzburger Piratenpartei |
Officially registered | Indirectly through PPAT | Indirectly through PPAT | No |
 Piraten Partei Tirol |
Officially registered | Observer Member | Indirectly through PPAT | One city councillor[59] | |
| Piratenpartei Oberösterreich |
Officially registered | Indirectly through PPAT | Indirectly through PPAT | No | |
 Piratenpartei Steiermark |
Officially registered | Indirectly through PPAT | Indirectly through PPAT | One city councillor | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
 Piratska Partija |
Unclear | No | No | No |
| Germany |
 Piratenpartei Baden-Württemberg[60] |
Officially registered | Indirectly through PPDE | Indirectly through PPDE | 5 city/municipal council seats[23] |
 Piratenpartei Bayern[61] |
Officially registered | Observer Member | Indirectly through PPDE | 5 city/municipal council seats[23] | |
 Piratenpartei Berlin[62] |
Officially registered | Observer Member | Indirectly through PPDE | 4 city/municipal council seats | |
 Piratenpartei Brandenburg[63] |
Officially registered | Indirectly through PPDE | Indirectly through PPDE | 7 city/municipal council seats[23] | |
 Piratenpartei Bremen[64] |
Officially registered | Indirectly through PPDE | Indirectly through PPDE | 5 city/municipal council seats[23] | |
 Piratenpartei Hamburg[65] |
Officially registered | Indirectly through PPDE | Indirectly through PPDE | 4 city/municipal council seats[23] | |
 Piratenpartei Hessen[66] |
Officially registered | Observer Member | Indirectly through PPDE | 33 city/municipal council seats[23] | |
 Piratenpartei Mecklenburg-Vorpommern[67] |
Officially registered | Indirectly through PPDE | Indirectly through PPDE | 2 city/municipal council seats[23] | |
 Piratenpartei Nordrhein-Westfalen |
Officially registered | Indirectly through PPDE | Indirectly through PPDE | 11 city/municipal council seats[23][68][better source needed] | |
 Piratenpartei Niedersachsen[69] |
Officially registered | Observer Member | Indirectly through PPDE | 66 city/municipal council seats[23][70][better source needed] | |
 Piratenpartei Rheinland-Pfalz[71] |
Officially registered | Indirectly through PPDE | Indirectly through PPDE | 1 city/municipal council seats[23] | |
 Piratenpartei Saarland[72] |
Officially registered | Indirectly through PPDE | Indirectly through PPDE | No[73] | |
 Piratenpartei Sachsen[74] |
Officially registered | Indirectly through PPDE | Indirectly through PPDE | 3 city/municipal council seats[23] | |
 Piratenpartei Sachsen-Anhalt[75] |
Officially registered | Indirectly through PPDE | Indirectly through PPDE | 3 city/municipal council seats[23] | |
 Piratenpartei Schleswig-Holstein[76] |
Officially registered | Indirectly through PPDE | Indirectly through PPDE | 2 city/municipal council seats[77] | |
 Piratenpartei Thüringen[78] |
Officially registered | Indirectly through PPDE | Indirectly through PPDE | 2 city/municipal council seats[23] | |
| United States[79] |
 California Pirate Party |
Active but unregistered[80] | No | No | No |
 Florida Pirate Party[81] |
Officially registered[82] | Observer Member | No | No | |
 Georgia Pirate Party[83] |
Active but unregistered | No | No | No | |
 Pirate Party of Hawaii[84] |
Discussions on forming group | No | No | No | |
 Michigan Pirate Party[85] |
Discussions on forming group | No | No | No | |
 Maryland Pirate Party |
Discussions on forming group[86] | No | No | No | |
 Massachusetts Pirate Party |
Officially registered[87] | No | No | No | |
 Minnesota Pirate Party |
Discussions on forming group[88] | No | No | No | |
 New York Pirate Party[89] |
Active but unregistered | No | No | No | |
 Oklahoma Pirate Party[90] |
Active but unregistered | No | No | No | |
 Oregon Pirate Party[91] |
Active but unregistered | No | No | No | |
 San Francisco Pirate Party[92][93] |
Active but unregistered | No | No | No | |
 Washington Pirate Party[94] |
Active but unregistered | No | No | No | |
 Wisconsin Pirate Party[95] |
Active and registered | No | No | No | |
| Spain |
 Pirates de Catalunya |
Officially registered | Yes[96] | Yes | Two municipal councilors |
 Piratas de Galicia |
Officially registered[97] | Applying for observer membership | No | No | |
 Piratas de La Rioja |
Officially registered | Observer Member | No | No | |
 Piratas de Madrid |
Officially registered | No | No | No | |
 Piratas de Extremadura |
Officially registered | No | No | No |
Youth wings
| Country | Parent party | Name | Domestic registration status | Member of Pirate Parties International[2] | Member of European Pirate Party[3] | Elected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria |
Pirate Party of Austria | Junge Pirat*innen | Officially registered | No | No | N/a |
| Belarus |
Falanster | Active but unregistered | No | No | N/a | |
| Belgium |
Pirate Party Belgium | Jonge Piraten[98] | No official registration required | No | No | N/a |
| Czech Republic |
Czech Pirate Party | Mladé Pirátstvo | Officially registered | No | No | N/a |
| European Union |
European Pirates | Young Pirates of Europe[99] | Officially registered | No | Observer Membership with rights of Ordinary Membership | N/a |
| Finland |
Piraattipuolue | Piraattinuoret | Officially registered | N/a | N/a | N/a |
| France |
Parti pirate | Jeunes Pirates | Officially registered | N/a | N/a | N/a |
| Germany |
Piratenpartei Deutschland | Young Pirates[100] | Officially registered | Observer Member | No | N/a |
| Japan |
Piratepartei 海賊党 | Young Pirates | Officially registered | N/a | N/a | N/a |
| Luxembourg |
Piratepartei Lëtzebuerg | Jonk Piraten | Officially registered | N/a | N/a | N/a |
| Netherlands |
Piratenpartij | Jonge Piraten | Active but unregistered | No | No | N/a |
| New Zealand |
Pirate Party of New Zealand | Young Pirates New Zealand | Active but unregistered | No | No | N/a |
| Norway |
Pirate Party of Norway | Unge Pirater | Officially registered | No | No | N/a |
| Sweden |
Piratpartiet | Young Pirates Sweden | Officially registered | Observer Member | No | N/a |
| Iceland |
Píratar | Ungir Piratar | Officially registered | N/a | N/a | N/a |
