On August 30th, Pirate Party UK announced their plans to hold a vote on whether or not to dissolve their Party: Dear Party members, It is with great sadness that we have reached the conclusion that PPUK has run out of steam. We hope that this will not be a permanent situation, but for the time being we think that there is not enough interest […]
Do you remember the seemingly never-ending story of the refusal of Russia’s authorities to register the Pirate Party of Russia? It first started in March 2011, when “In a bizarre twist, the Justice Ministry has failed to distinguish between sea robbers and copyright infringers” as Moscow Times put it. Then a second refusal was received in December 2012 (Pirate Times reported) and a third followed […]
The Pirates became the third strongest party in the last parliamentary elections in 2017 with 10.79% (second place after the ODS with 11.32% and ANO, which won the election with 29.64%). In the regional elections the now Pirates came second (with 12.02%), ANO remained the strongest party with 21.82% (the third ODS came only to 6.96%, the mayor’s party STAN came fourth with 6.04%). In […]
We found it very unfortunate that the “Pirate Times” was discontinued in 2017 and the valuable content was lost. We took the trouble to restore over 1500 pages with the help of the “Wayback Machine” and to transfer them into the CSS of an editorial system. Unfortunately, we could not save everything, but a large part of it has been preserved and will be reworked […]
About Us Why the Pirate Times? The pirate movement has been an international force right from the start. Today +40 countries have started their own active pirate parties. This creates a need for the interchange of information, news and tips between the parties. Although there are several opportunities to interact between countries, for example within the PPI, there has still been little exchange of information. […]
No Bright Future: A Cautionary Tale November 16, 2017 · by Guest Author · in Pirate Topic, Pirate Vision This is a guest post by Hugi Asgeirsson, updated from this original publication. This is a tale of the rise and fall of a progressive political party. It’s a story of optimism turned sour and of promises broken. It’s a cautionary tale of the emptiness of […]
No Bright Future: A Cautionary Tale November 16, 2017 · by Guest Author · in Pirate Topic, Pirate Vision This is a guest post by Hugi Asgeirsson, updated from this original publication. This is a tale of the rise and fall of a progressive political party. It’s a story of optimism turned sour and of promises broken. It’s a… Pirate Parties Stand with Catalan Pirates […]
Parliamentary elections in Iceland October 29, 2017 · by Koen De Voegt · in Election On Saturday the 28th October 2017, general parliamentary elections were held in Iceland. These elections came just a year after the last ones because the ruling government collapsed in September after one of the third ruling parties left the coalition citing… PPIS Ranked Third But Won The Elections In Effect November […]
Parliamentary elections in Iceland October 29, 2017 · by Koen De Voegt · in Election On Saturday the 28th October 2017, general parliamentary elections were held in Iceland. These elections came just a year after the last ones because the ruling government collapsed in September after one of the third ruling parties left the coalition citing a scandal involving the Prime Minister’s father. The Icelandic Pirate Party (PPIS) […]
Parliamentary elections in Iceland October 29, 2017 · by Koen De Voegt · in Election On Saturday the 28th October 2017, general parliamentary elections were held in Iceland. These elections came just a year after the last ones because the ruling government collapsed in September after one of the third ruling parties left the coalition citing… About Koen De Voegt I’m a 34 year old electronics […]
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