Czech Pirate Party
Political party in the Czech Republic
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| 2024 | Party maintains a strong presence with 3.87% of votes, holding 96 seats and ranking 6th in national elections. |
| 2024 | Czech Pirate Party participated in European Parliament elections, receiving 184,091 votes (6.20%) and securing 2 seats. |
| 2024 | Czech Pirate Party ran 5 candidates in Senate elections, receiving 21,107 votes (2.66%), placing 8th and winning 1 seat. |
| November 2024 | Zdeněk Hřib elected as party leader. |
| September 2024 | Left the governing coalition after Ivan Bartoš was dismissed as regional development minister. |
| September 2024 | The party secured 3 out of 675 seats in regional councils during the September elections. |
| 2022 | The party maintained its strong performance with 4,180,324 votes (17.7%), positioning itself as the 3rd largest party and continuing in a coalition government. |
| 2022 | Experienced a slight electoral decline, winning 79 seats with 6.62% of votes, but maintaining a significant presence in local elections. |
| 2022 | Czech Pirate Party ran 8 candidates in Senate elections, receiving 28,302 votes (2.54%), placing 9th. |
| 2021 | Vladimír Naxera published a scholarly article examining the Czech Pirate Party's communication strategies around corruption, exploring their approach to political messaging. |
| 2021 | Czech Pirate Party forms a joint list with the Mayors and Independents, winning 18 seats. Initially part of the governing coalition (2021-2024), later moves to opposition status. |
| 2021 | The party contested the Czech parliamentary election as part of the Pirates and Mayors alliance, gaining 37 seats (four Pirate MPs) and joining the governing Cabinet of Petr Fiala with Spolu. |
| 2020 | Researcher P. Maškarinec published an academic paper in the journal Politics analyzing the Czech Pirate Party's electoral success and its unique positioning across traditional political spectrums. |
| 2020 | Significant electoral breakthrough, dramatically increasing vote share to 14.67%, winning 94 seats and rising to 2nd position in national elections. |
| 2020 | Czech Pirate Party ran 13 candidates in Senate elections, receiving 36,717 votes (3.69%) in the first round, and 18,804 votes (4.61%) in the second round, placing 6th and 7th, and winning 1 seat. |
| 2020 | Adéla Šípová and David Smoljak were elected to the Senate of the Czech Republic. |
| October 2020 | Gained 99 out of 675 seats in regional councils with 14.67% of the vote. |
| January 2020 | Ivan Bartoš re-elected as party leader. |
| 2019 | Academic Daniel Šárovec published a scholarly analysis examining the Czech Pirate Party's political trajectory before and after the 2017 elections, providing insights into the party's emerging political positioning. |
| 2019 | Czech Pirate Party published its European Parliament election platform, focusing on democratic reforms, digital rights, decentralization, and five key European priorities including liberty protection, transparent governance, corporate tax reform, climate action, and consumer protection. |
| July 3 2019 | Marcel Kolaja elected as one of fourteen Vice-Presidents of the European Parliament. |
| May 2019 | Marcel Kolaja, Markéta Gregorová, and Mikuláš Peksa elected as Members of the European Parliament. |
| January 2019 | The Czech Pirate Party proposed the eventual introduction of a universal basic income, marking a significant policy development in their social and economic platform. |
| 2018 | Led by Zdeněk Hřib, the party significantly expanded to 4,197,578 votes (17.1%), securing 9 seats and rising to 2nd position, forming a coalition government. |
| 2018 | Reached peak electoral performance, winning 332 seats with 8.26% of votes, marking a dramatic expansion of their political influence. |
| 2018 | Czech Pirate Party significantly improved its performance, fielding 12 candidates and receiving 63,132 votes (5.80%) in the first round, and 18,048 votes (4.31%) in the second round, placing 8th and 9th respectively. |
| 2018 | The party entered municipal assemblies and formed a governing coalition in the Prague City Assembly, with Zdeněk Hřib becoming the Mayor of Prague. Lukáš Wagenknecht was elected to the Senate of the Czech Republic. |
| 2017 | The Czech Pirate Party achieved significant electoral success in the parliamentary elections, marking a breakthrough moment for the party by crossing traditional left-right political divides. |
| 2017 | The party developed a comprehensive electoral platform for legislative elections, focusing on four key campaign policies: government transparency, e-government, supporting small businesses, and safeguarding civil liberties. |
| 2017 | Became the third largest party in the Chamber of Deputies with 22 out of 200 seats. |
| 2016 | Ivan Bartoš returns to serve as chair of the Czech Pirate Party, holding the position until 2024. |
| 2016 | Party experiences a slight decline, winning 1.74% of votes and reducing to 5 seats, dropping to the 24th position in national elections. |
| 2016 | Czech Pirate Party again ran 4 candidates in Senate elections, receiving 7,352 votes (0.83%), placing 17th. |
| 2016 | Won two additional Senate seats with Ladislav Kos and Renata Chmelová. |
| 2014 | Jana Michailidu serves as chair of the Czech Pirate Party. |
| 2014 | Lukáš Černohorský becomes chair of the Czech Pirate Party. |
| 2014 | Under leader Jakub Michálek, the party increased to 1,101,081 votes (5.3%), winning 4 seats and improving to 7th position in the election. |
| 2014 | Significant growth in local elections, securing 18 seats with 1.23% of votes, representing a substantial increase from the previous election. |
| 2014 | Czech Pirate Party first participated in European Parliament elections, with Ivan Bartoš as list leader, receiving 72,514 votes (4.78%), but did not secure any seats. |
| 2014 | Czech Pirate Party ran 4 candidates in Senate elections, receiving 5,454 votes (0.53%), placing 19th. |
| 2014 | Vojtěch Pikal continued serving as co-chairman of Pirate Parties International (PPI). |
| 2014 | Entered many local assemblies, securing a majority in Mariánské Lázně and electing Vojtěch Franta as their first mayor. |
| 2013 | Jakub Michálek briefly serves as chair of the Czech Pirate Party. |
| 2013 | Czech Pirate Party increases electoral performance, gaining 132,417 votes (2.66%), but still does not secure seats in the Chamber of Deputies. |
| 2013 | Vojtěch Pikal served as co-chairman of Pirate Parties International (PPI). |
| 2012 | Czech Pirate Party first appears in national elections, winning 2.19% of votes and securing a new position as the 29th party in the electoral landscape. |
| 2012 | Czech Pirate Party increased its performance in Senate elections, fielding 3 candidates and securing 7,947 votes (0.81%) in the first round, and 11,807 votes (2.30%) in the second round, placing 6th and winning 1 seat. |
| 2012 | Libor Michálek elected as Senator, making the Czech Pirate Party a parliamentary party for the first time. |
| April 2012 | The Czech Pirate Party organized a major international Pirate Parties International (PPI) conference in Prague, which was attended by over 200 representatives from 27 countries, including notable figures like Rick Falkvinge (Pirate movement founder), Cory Doctorow, and Swedish MEP Amelia Andersdotter. |
| March 18 2011 | Participated in local senate election in Kladno, obtaining 0.75% of the vote. |
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