Pirate Party (Norway)

Piratpartiet
Piratpartiet
AbbreviationPIR
LeaderSvein Mork Dahl
Founded16 December 2012 (2012-12-16)
HeadquartersOslo
Youth wingUnge Pirater
Membership (2017)107
IdeologyPirate politics
European affiliationEuropean Pirate Party
International affiliationPirate Parties International
ColorsBlack and orange
Storting
0 / 169
County councils
0 / 777
Municipal councils
0 / 10,620
Sámi Parliament
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Website
https://piratpartiet.no

The Pirate Party (Norwegian: Piratpartiet) is a Norwegian political party which was founded in 2012. Its basic principles are "full transparency in state management, privacy on the internet, as well as better use of IT and technology to make a better democracy". On 17 December 2012 they announced that they had collected the 5,000 signatures required by law to register a political party and take part in the 2013 Norwegian parliamentary election. The party is a part of the Pirate Parties International.