The Pirate Party (Croatian: Piratska Stranka), short - Pirates (Croatian: ''Pirati'') was a

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founded in March 2012 and the Croatian section of the

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movement. It follows the example of the Swedish

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as a party of the

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and it fights for

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and the protection of

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. The party was removed from the state registry of political parties by 2018.https://registri.uprava.hr/#!stranka-detalji/

Electoral results

European Parliament

References

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