Swiss Pirate Party
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The Pirate Party Switzerland is a political party
in Switzerland, based on the model of the Swedish Piratpartiet. The party was founded on July 12, 2009 in Zürich by about 150 people. By the end of February 2011, the PPS had around about 1300 members.
The first election success happened on March 7, 2010 when Marc Wäckerlin was elected to the Winterthur
city council.
Patrick Mächler
of the PPS was head member of Pirate Parties International
(PPI) from July 2009 to February 2010, the umbrella organization of the international Pirate Party
movement.
On 13 March 2011, the party achieved 0.8% of the votes in a local election in Lausanne. On 3 April, they obtained 0.56% of the vote in a regional election in Zurich.
In the federal elections
of October 2011, the party failed to win a seat, gathering 0.48% of the popular vote (11,616 votes).
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in Switzerland, based on the model of the Swedish Piratpartiet. The party was founded on July 12, 2009 in Zürich by about 150 people. By the end of February 2011, the PPS had around about 1300 members.
The first election success happened on March 7, 2010 when Marc Wäckerlin was elected to the Winterthur
Winterthur
Winterthur is a city in the canton of Zurich in northern Switzerland. It has the country's sixth largest population with an estimate of more than 100,000 people. In the local dialect and by its inhabitants, it is usually abbreviated to Winti...
city council.
Patrick Mächler
Patrick Mächler
Patrick Mächler aka "Valio" is a Swiss politician and member of the Pirate Party Switzerland . Besides Samir Allioui from the Netherlands he was co-president of Pirate Parties International from July 2009 to February 2010, the umbrella organization of the international Pirate Party movement Both...
of the PPS was head member of Pirate Parties International
Pirate Parties International
Pirate Parties International is the political international of the Pirate Party movement. It was formally founded in 2010 at the PPI conference in Brussels, Belgium.-Aims:The PPI statutes give its purposes as:...
(PPI) from July 2009 to February 2010, the umbrella organization of the international Pirate Party
Pirate Party
The Pirate Party is a political party in Sweden founded in 2006. Its sudden popularity has given rise to parties with the same name and similar goals in Europe and worldwide, forming the international Pirate Party movement....
movement.
On 13 March 2011, the party achieved 0.8% of the votes in a local election in Lausanne. On 3 April, they obtained 0.56% of the vote in a regional election in Zurich.
In the federal elections
Swiss federal election, 2011
Federal elections were held in Switzerland on 23 October 2011.All of the Federal Assembly were to be elected: all 200 seats in the National Council and all 46 seats in the Council of States....
of October 2011, the party failed to win a seat, gathering 0.48% of the popular vote (11,616 votes).