Program
Its program is based on four pillars: transparency in public management; governmental and legislative power for the people ( Wikidemocracy); the right to a real and permanent vote; the application of a binding referendum process. Other characteristics of the X Party are: open electoral lists, the use of crowdfunding for financing, collaborative creation of the agenda, online publication of party's financial activity, a lack of affiliated members and fees, the recognition of free software and creative commons licenses, organization in nodes and networks, the federation of competencies, sequential participation, the use of activist vocabulary and its technopolitical style.History
Background
The majority of the founding members of the X Party actively participated in the 15M Movement as it became known. In May 2012, the 15MpaRato platform was created, a collective which would later become part of the X Party's Anticorruption Commission. This platform is part of the popular accusation involved in the judicial processes known as the Bankia caseFounding
Partido X, Partido del futuro (X Party, Party of the Future) was registered in the Registry of Political Parties on the 17th of December, 2012 and in November 2014, the name was modified to, and is currently registered as, the Red Ciudadana Partido X: Democracia y Punto (X Party Citizens' Network: Just Democracy). The members of the party were presented at a public press conference on October 8, 2013.2014 European Parliamentary Elections
The X Party ran for the May 2014 European parliamentary elections. The list was led byIdeology
The X Party is a transversal initiative that cannot be defined ideologically merely on the left-right axis. Rather, it is a method. The party's website states that their goal is to use the party as a means to help move towards a more direct and participative form of democracy, one based on pragmatism and compromise, also known as a "pact of minimums". Their working method is based on open source principles, free culture and free information.Program
The X Party's program adapts to the competencies of the offices in the election in question. Up to this point, it has been adapted for the 2014 European parliamentary elections. The main axis of their proposal, Just Democracy, is based on 4 mechanisms to establish a true democracy where citizens have control over executive decisions and legislation. These mechanisms are: *Transparency in public administration *Government with citizen oversight ( Wikigovernment: citizen participation in the handling of public matters) and citizen legislative power (Wikilegislation: elaboration of participatory and transparent legislation). *The right to a real and permanent vote (for all citizens to have the right to vote, if they wish, on all of the laws that are debated in parliament). *Binding and mandatory referendums The X Party has developed two emergency plans that provide solutions to specific problems. These plans, known as the Emergency plan for overcoming the economic crisis and the Specific Emergencies Plan, include proposals for different sectors such as healthcare, education, science and R&D, housing, energy and the information society. Both plans were based on contributions from organized Civil Society groups such as the Plataforma de Afectados por la Hipoteca ( Platform for People Affected by Mortgages), the Asociación de Facultativos Especialistas de Madrid (Madrid Association of Medical Specialists), and more.Organization
The X Party establishes an organizational structure inspired by the 90-9-1 principle: a structure with five levels based on degree of involvement. Inspired by the nomenclature of free software, the levels are: *Developers *Hub (Kernel) *Matrix *Support *AgendaX This structure is kept open and flexible so that members can change their role according to different principals such as the level of involvement, proven ability, peer recognition, respect and the demands of common goals.Commissions
The X Party has created different commissions focused on specific themes in which groups of independent experts advise the party. These commissions are: Science and R&D, Education, Energy, Healthcare, Information Society, Housing and the Anticorruption Commission and Citizen Control of Financial Flow Commission. Members of these commissions includeAnticorruption Commission
This commission is composed of a group of citizens, activists, professionals and experts who work with, in collaboration or as integrated members, the X Party to create secure channels through which they can promote citizen observation. Using these methods, the Anticorruption Commission was able to leak Blesa's E-mails to the press, e-mails from the banker Miguel Blesa which were included in the Bankia case lawsuit. The 'Black' Credit Cards scandal was uncovered as a result of these leaks and led the investigating judge to open a second suit which deals specifically with the scandal.Financing
The X Party is financed by donations andSelection process for the electoral lists
The X Party chose its candidates for the 2014 European parliamentary elections through an open and participative procedure that allowed citizens to propose candidates from outside of the party structure who were partnered with people from the organization to form the electoral list. In the elections, the party received 0.64% of the votes and gained no seat.See also
* 15MpaRato *References
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