Pirate Party of Greece

The Pirate Party of Greece (Greek: Κόμμα Πειρατών Ελλάδας) is a political party in Greece. Initially based on the model of the Swedish Pirate Party, it supports reform of copyright law, the abolition of patents, and respect for privacy. In recent years, it has expanded its scope to a broader range of policy topics, such as its support for a fully secular state, the adoption of universal basic income, its opposition to militarism, nationalism, colonialism, and its drive for the further democratization of the European Union.^[2]

Pirate Party of Greece Κόμμα Πειρατών Ελλάδας
Leader	Has no leader, but a Governing Board.
Founded	14 January 2012; 13 years ago (2012-01-14)[1]
Headquarters	Athens
Ideology	Pirate politics E-democracy Direct democracy Anti-corruption Secularism
European affiliation	None
International affiliation	None
Website
pirateparty.gr
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The party was founded on 14 January 2012. It was officially recognized on 10 February 2012, and had 480 members on that date.^[3] It was a full member of the Pirate Parties International^[4] and the European Pirate Party until June 2025, when its 12th Congress unanimously decided to leave them. The decision cited ideological issues, a lack of political added value, and a lack of room for "constructive and productive political discourse".^[5]

Elections

May/June Legislative Elections 2012

In the 6 May 2012 Greek legislative election, the party managed to present candidates in 31 of the 56 constituencies and secured 0.51% (32,484) of the total votes.^[6] Out of 32 parties, the Pirate Party came 19th. In the June 2012 election the party received 0.23% of the vote (14,169), coming 14th out of 21 parties.^[7]

European Elections 2014

On 25 May 2014, the party participated in the 2014 European elections in a coalition with Ecologist Greens. The coalition received 0,90% (51.573) of the vote.^[8] Noted that Ecologist Greens (standalone with no coalition and before their breakup in two separate parties) received in the May 2012 election 2,93% (185.366) of the vote, and in the June 2012 election 0.88% (54.420) of the vote. Their second half, Prasinoi participated separately in the European elections and received 0.50% (28,460 votes).

European Elections 2019

In May 2019, the party participated in the 2019 European elections in a coalition with Popular Unity.^[9] The coalition received 0,56% (31.674) of the vote.^[10]

Election results

Hellenic Parliament

Election	Hellenic Parliament					Rank	Government	Leader
	Votes	%	±pp	Seats won	+/−
May 2012	32,519	0.51%	New	0 / 300	New	19th	Extra-parliamentary	Collective leadership
Jun 2012	14,170	0.23%	−0.28	0 / 300	0	15th	Extra-parliamentary
Jan 2015	Did not contest			0 / 300	0	—	Extra-parliamentary
Sep 2015[a]	15,282	0.28%	+0.05	0 / 300	0	14th	Extra-parliamentary
2019	Did not contest			0 / 300	0	—	Extra-parliamentary
May 2023	Did not contest			0 / 300	0	—	Extra-parliamentary
Jun 2023[b]	15,911	0.31%	+0.03	0 / 300	0	15th	Extra-parliamentary

1. Run in coalition with Democrats and Society of Values.
2. Run as part of the Green & Purple coalition.