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Pirate Party
Adéla Šípová left the Pirate Party, though she remains a supporter.
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| 2024 |
Pirate Party
Marcel Kolaja and Mikuláš Peksa complete their terms as MEPs for the Czech Republic Pirate Party.
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| 2024 |
Pirate Party
Patrick Breyer concluded his term as MEP, marking the end of the Pirate Party's national elected representation in the European Parliament.
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| 2024 |
Pirate Party
Lukáš Wagenknecht's Senate term for Prague 8 ends.
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| 2024 |
Pirate Party
Markéta Gregorová remains the sole Pirate Party MEP after the EU elections.
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| 2024 |
Pirate Party
Ben Polidori left the Pirate Party and joined the LSAP (Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party)
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| 2024 |
Pirate Party
Pirate Party loses all national elected representatives in parliamentary election
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| 2024 |
Pirate Party
Jan Lipavsky leaves the Pirate Party when the party exits the government.
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| 2024 |
Deliberative democracy
André Bächtiger and John S. Dryzek published 'Deliberative Democracy for Diabolical Times' through Cambridge University Press, offering a contemporary analysis of deliberative democracy.
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| June 9 2024 |
Pirate Party
European Parliament elections held across multiple countries for the Pirate Party, with participation in France, Germany, Luxembourg, Spain, and Sweden. Despite participation, no seats were won in these countries.
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| 2023 |
Pirate Party
Ben Polidori began serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for the North region of Luxembourg
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| 2022 |
Deliberative democracy
Meta commissioned a representative deliberative process to advise the company on addressing climate misinformation on its platforms, demonstrating practical application of deliberative democracy principles in technology governance.
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| 2021 |
Pirate Party
Jan Lipavský becomes Foreign Affairs minister, though he later leaves the Pirates in 2024.
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| 2021 |
Pirate Party
Klára Kocmanová becomes MP for Central Bohemia.
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| 2021 |
Pirate Party
Andrés Ingi Jónsson becomes a member of the Pirate Party
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| 2021 |
Pirate Party
Ivan Bartoš becomes MP for Ústí nad Labem and Minister of Regional Development.
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| 2021 |
Pirate Party
Arndís Anna Kristínardóttir Gunnarsdóttir elected as MP for Reykjavík South
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| 2021 |
Pirate Party
Gísli Rafn Ólafsson elected as MP for Southwest
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| 2021 |
Referendum
The European Court of Human Rights expanded its jurisdiction over referendums in the Toplak and Mrak v. Slovenia case, which was initiated by two disabled voters concerning polling place accessibility.
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| 2020 |
Pirate Party
Adéla Šípová becomes a Senator for Kladno, representing the Pirate Party.
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| 2019 |
Pirate Party
Patrick Breyer began serving as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Germany, representing the Pirate Party.
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| 2019 |
Pirate Party
In the European Parliament election, three Czech Pirate MEPs and one German Pirate MEP are elected, joining the Greens–European Free Alliance.
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| 2019 |
Pirate Party
František Navrkal becomes MP for Ústí nad Labem.
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| 2019 |
Pirate Party
Felix Reda completed his term as MEP for Germany, concluding his representation of the Pirate Party.
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| 2019 |
Pirate Party
Pirate Party (PPAT - Pirate Party Austria) forms an electoral alliance called 'Europa Anders' with the Austrian Communist Party and Der Wandel, also including some independent candidates.
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| 2018 |
Pirate Party
Libor Michálek's Senate term for Prague 2 ends.
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| 2018 |
Pirate Party
Sven Clement began serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for the Centre region of Luxembourg
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| 2018 |
Pirate Party
Lukáš Wagenknecht becomes a Senator for Prague 8, representing the Pirate Party.
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| 2018 |
Deliberative democracy
Bächtiger et al. published a scholarly work documenting the evolution of deliberative democracy standards from first to second generation, marking a significant academic milestone in understanding deliberative democratic theory and its developmental progression.
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| 2018 |
Deliberative democracy
Bächtiger, Dryzek, Mansbridge, and Warren published research detailing the evolution of standards for 'good deliberation' from first to second generation, marking a significant conceptual shift in deliberative democracy theory.
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| 2018 |
Referendum
The Irish Citizens' Assembly discussed future referendum practices, with 76 members supporting the inclusion of more than two options and 52% favoring preferential voting.
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| October 6 2018 |
Pirate Party
In the Prague municipal election, the Czech Pirate Party finishes second with 17.1% of the vote and forms a coalition. Zdeněk Hřib becomes the Mayor of Prague, likely the first Pirate Party member to lead a major world city.
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| 2017 |
Pirate Party
Ivan Bartoš becomes MP for Central Bohemia, representing the Pirate Party.
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| 2017 |
Pirate Party
Björn Leví Gunnarsson transitions from MP for Reykjavík North to MP for Reykjavík South
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| 2017 |
Referendum
The Spanish Constitutional Court suspended the Catalonia's independence referendum, preventing the referendum from taking place through a legal challenge.
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| October 21 2017 |
Pirate Party
The Czech Pirate Party enters the Chamber of Deputies for the first time, winning 10.8% of the vote.
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| April 2017 |
Pirate Party
Students at UC Berkeley form a Pirate Party and win a third-party seat in the Associated Students of the University of California senate elections.
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| 2016 |
Pirate Party
Andrés Ingi Jónsson becomes MP for Reykjavík North, originally with the Left-Green Movement
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| October 29 2016 |
Pirate Party
In the Icelandic parliamentary election, the Pirate Party wins 15% of the vote and 10 seats.
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| 2015 |
Pirate Party
Ásta Guðrún Helgadóttir elected as MP for Reykjavík South
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| 2015 |
Deliberative democracy
D. Owen and G. Smith published a survey article on 'Deliberation, democracy, and the systemic turn' in the Journal of Political Philosophy.
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| June 11 2014 |
Pirate Party
Felix Reda is elected vice-president of the Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament and becomes the copyright reform rapporteur.
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| May 24 2014 |
Pirate Party
In the European Parliament election, Felix Reda is elected as a Pirate Party Germany MEP, receiving 1.5% of the vote.
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| 2013 |
Pirate Party
Birgitta Jónsdóttir transitions from MP for Reykjavík South to MP for Southwest
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| 2013 |
Pirate Party
In the Icelandic parliamentary election, the Pirate Party wins 5.1% of the vote, with Birgitta Jónsdóttir, Helgi Hrafn Gunnarsson, and Jón Þór Ólafsson elected as MPs.
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| 2012 |
Pirate Party
Libor Michálek becomes a Senator for Prague 2, representing the Pirate Party.
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| 2011 |
Pirate Party
Amelia Andersdotter becomes the second Pirate Party MEP from Sweden following the Treaty of Lisbon.
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| 2011 |
Pirate Party
The Pirate Party of Berlin wins 8.9% of the vote in the Berlin state election, securing 15 seats in the Abgeordnetenhaus.
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| 2010 |
Deliberative democracy
Deliberative democracy begins experiencing growing practical implementations, transitioning from primarily theoretical discussions to more concrete democratic processes and experiments.
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| 2010 |
Deliberative democracy
OECD begins documenting increased use of deliberative democracy practices, noting a growing trend in citizen participation methods.
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