The Pirate Party ( es, Partido Pirata; short: ''PIRATA'', "Pirate") is a

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based on the model of the Swedish Pirate Party. It was registered by the

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on 6 December 2006. The party pays attention to citizen's rights and freedom,España se suma a otros países y tambien tiene su Partido Pirata
/ref> proposes a reform of the Information Society Services Law of Spain (Spanish: ''Ley de Servicios de la Sociedad de Información de España'' - LSSI), and proposes the creation of appropriate legislation for RFID. Furthermore, the party requests the accessibility of culture, and the consideration of the Internet as a basic and neutral service. PIRATA opposes any kind of Internet censorship, as well as any charges on digital media and the Internet. The party favors a declination of private

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and

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s. The party also proposes the use of

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in the administration.

Electoral history

General elections in Spain, 2011

On 20 November 2011 general elections were held of which the winner was the conservative People's Party. The Pirate Party did not manage to obtain any electoral representation.

Electoral history

General elections in Spain, 2011

Congress of Deputies

Senate

See also

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