About Piratpartiet

About company

Piratpartiet is a Swedish political party focused on a better world, free of oppression and censorship. It wants information to be free. The party’s popularity has given rise to parties with the same name and similar goals in Europe and worldwide, forming the International Pirate Party movement. Piratpartiet was initially formed to reform laws regarding copyright and patents. The party agenda includes support for strengthening the individual's right to privacy, both on the internet and in everyday life, and the transparency of state administration. It has intentionally chosen to be bloc independent of the traditional left-right scale to pursue its political agenda with all mainstream parties. Piratpartiet came 5th in the 2009 European Parliament elections. It was formed in 2006.