# X Party > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/X_Party > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/X_Party.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_Party > Source revision: 1332782752 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox political party | country = Spain |name = X Party |colorcode = {{party color|X Party}} | native_name = Partido X |leader = [Simona Levi](/source/Simona_Levi) |founded = 2012 |ideology = [E-democracy](/source/E-democracy)
[Direct democracy](/source/Direct_democracy) |logo = Partido X.png |logo_size = 130px |website = {{url|partidox.org}} }} The '''X Party''' (Spanish: ''Partido X'') is a political party officially registered with the Spanish Ministry of Interior. The X Party registered towards the end of 2012, and appeared publicly at the beginning of 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.eldiario.es/politica/partido_X-partido_del_futuro-reiniciar-sistema-politico_0_85741571.html|title=Nace el Partido X, una formación política que pretende "reiniciar el sistema" y "recuperar la democracia"|work=eldiario.es|date=2 January 2013 }} It was the first party to be founded by a group of people connected to the [15M movement](/source/15M_movement) and other [free-culture movement](/source/free-culture_movement)s.{{cite web|url=http://www.eldiario.es/opinion/Podemos-Partido_X-Elecciones_Europeas-Podemos-15M-sistema_operativo-redes_0_264924448.html|title=...desde el ecosistema 15M, la propuesta partidista que primero llegó fue el Partido X.|work=eldiario.es|date=June 2014 }} The party supports a model of democracy that is participatory and monitored by everyday citizens, taking advantage of the political potential of tools available for digital communication. [Party X](/source/Party_X) has been labeled by numerous researchers and specialized journalists as an "anti-party".{{Cite journal|url=https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11266-014-9461-2 |doi=10.1007/s11266-014-9461-2 |title=Politics in Spain: A Case of Monitory Democracy |date=2014 |last1=Feenstra |first1=Ramón A. |last2=Keane |first2=John |journal=Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations |volume=25 |issue=5 |pages=1262–1280 |s2cid=255099651 |hdl=10234/125344 |hdl-access=free }}{{Cite journal |title=The end of representative politics | journal=Corvinus Journal of Sociology and Social Policy | date=17 April 2024 | volume=7 | issue=1 | pages=131–134 |url=http://unipub.lib.uni-corvinus.hu/3217/1/Pethes_Boldvai_Laura.pdf | last1=Boldvai-Pethes | first1=Laura | doi=10.14267/CJSSP.2016.01.10 | doi-access=free }}{{Cite web |lang=en |title=Platform party between digital activism and hyper-leadership: The reshaping of the public sphere |url=https://iris.luiss.it/handle/11385/199969}}{{Cite web |lang=es |title= Nace el partido-antipartido: el Partido X-Partido del Futuro |url=https://www.diariocritico.com/mvc/amp/noticia/426088/}}{{Cite web |title=Democracia monitorizada en España. Nuevas formas de participación política en el marco de la era digital |date=June 2014 |lang=es |url=https://repositori.uji.es/xmlui/handle/10234/127547 |last1=Keane |first1=John |last2=Feenstra |first2=Ramón A. |access-date=9 August 2023 |archive-date=9 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230709152937/https://repositori.uji.es/xmlui/handle/10234/127547 |url-status=dead }} Its own members have publicly stated that it is an experimental project aimed at seeking innovative solutions, validating hypotheses and opening the electoral space to new forms of political participation.{{Cite web |title=Viaje a la tripas del sistema electoral |lang=es |url=https://partidox.org/2014-viaje-tripas-sistema-electoral/}}{{Cite news |title=Los experimentos descabellados son los que cambian la historia |newspaper=El País |date=14 January 2013 |lang=es |url=https://elpais.com/politica/2013/01/14/actualidad/1358188147_292345.html |last1=Elola |first1=Joseba }} In the 2014 European elections, Party X obtained 100,115 votes{{Cite web |title=Elecciones al Parlamento Europeo 2014 - Partido X, Partido Del Futuro |url=http://elecciones.mir.es/resultados2014/99PE/DPE990028P.htm?d=0}} despite having obtained hardly any media coverage during the election campaign.{{Cite web |title=Y aquí entra la tele |lang=es |url=https://partidox.org/2014-viaje-tripas-sistema-electoral/#tele}}{{Cite news |title=De las tertulias televisivas al Parlamento Europeo |newspaper=El País |date=5 June 2014 |lang=es |url=https://elpais.com/cultura/2014/05/30/television/1401474718_461145.html |last1=Medina |first1=Miguel Ángel }} In response to this experience, the party published a report where it evaluated its participation to the elections. Party X ceased to be active in the electoral arena in 2015 announcing itself as dormant, with no plans to run for election again for an indefinite period.{{Cite tweet |access-date=10 August 2023 |url-access=limited |title=Register |number=1477922535962558469 |user=Partido_X |url=https://twitter.com/Partido_X/status/1477922535962558469}}{{Cite web |title=Nota |lang=es |url=https://partidox.org/nota/}} ==Program== Its program is based on four pillars: transparency in public management; governmental and legislative power for the people ([Wikidemocracy](/source/E-democracy)); the right to a real and permanent vote; the application of a binding referendum process.{{cite web|title=Program: Just Democracy|url=http://partidox.org/programa/|website=Partido X}} Other characteristics of the X Party are: open electoral lists, the use of crowdfunding for financing, collaborative creation of the agenda, online publication of party's financial activity,{{cite web|url=http://www.teinteresa.es/espana/Partido-mira-wikigobierno-Islandia-Brasil_0_1124888893.html|title=El Partido X propone el 'wikigobierno' de Islandia y Brasil en su cita europea}} a lack of affiliated members and fees, the recognition of free software and creative commons licenses, organization in nodes and networks, the federation of competencies, sequential participation, the use of activist vocabulary and its technopolitical style. ==History== ===Background=== {{see also|Xnet}} The majority of the founding members of the X Party actively participated in the [15M movement](/source/15M_movement) as it became known.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/20/partido-x-spain-politics-financial-crisis|title=Partido X enters Spanish political ring to break up fight between left and right|newspaper=The Guardian |date=20 October 2013 |last1=Hamilos |first1=Paul }} In May 2012, the [15MpaRato](/source/15MpaRato) platform was created, a collective which would later become part of the X Party's Anticorruption Commission. This platform is part of the popular accusation involved in the judicial processes known as the Bankia case [link], The Bankia [Preferential Shares](/source/Preferred_stock) case and the Blesa case. Some of the founding members of these collectives came together to form the X Party at the end of 2012 and beginning of 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.eitb.com/es/elecciones/europeas/noticias/detalle/2246724/elecciones-europeas-2014--el-partido-x-se-reivindica-heredero-15m/|title=El Partido X se reivindica como heredero del movimiento 15M}}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} ===Founding=== Partido X, Partido del futuro (X Party, Party of the Future) was registered in the Registry of Political Parties on 17 December 2012 and in November 2014, the name was modified to, and is currently registered as, the Red Ciudadana Partido X: Democracia y Punto (X Party Citizens' Network: Just Democracy).{{cite web|url=https://servicio.mir.es/nfrontal/webpartido_politico.html |title=Registro de Partidos Políticos del Ministerio de Interior |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150621170613/https://servicio.mir.es/nfrontal/webpartido_politico.html |archive-date=June 21, 2015 }} The members of the party were presented at a public press conference on October 8, 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.rtve.es/alacarta/videos/la-2-noticias/2-noticias-08-10-12/2053647/|title=La 2 Noticias: minuto 5:50|date=9 October 2013 }} ==2014 European Parliamentary elections== {{main|2014 European Parliament election in Spain}} The X Party ran for the May 2014 European parliamentary elections. The list was led by [Hervé Falciani](/source/Herv%C3%A9_Falciani).{{cite web|url=http://www.infolibre.es/noticias/politica/2014/03/31/herve_falciani_liderara_lista_del_partido_las_europeas_15230_1012.html|title=Hervé Falciani, cabeza de lista del Partido X en las europeas|date=31 March 2014 }} Other candidates on the list included [Simona Levi](/source/Simona_Levi), Raúl Burillo, and [Juan Moreno Yagüe](/source/Juan_Moreno_Yag%C3%BCe).{{cite web|url=http://www.estrelladigital.es/articulo/espanha/falciani-lidera-candidatura-partido-x-bruselas/20140331201249190076.html|title=Falciani lidera la candidatura del Partido X a Bruselas|date=29 January 2022 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.eldiario.es/politica/Partido-situar-numero-Simona-Levi_0_244626138.html|title=El número dos de las primarias del Partido X cede su puesto a Simona Levi|date=31 March 2014 }} They obtained 100,561 votes, 0.64% of the total, which was insufficient to win parliamentary representation.{{cite web|url=http://www.lavanguardia.com/politica/20140526/54409315124/quince-partidos-superaron-los-100-000-votos-aunque-cinco-de-ellos-sin-escano.html|title=Quince partidos superaron los 100.000 votos aunque cinco de ellos sin escaño|date=26 May 2014 }} ==Ideology== The X Party is a transversal initiative that cannot be defined ideologically merely on the left-right axis. Rather, it is a method. The party's website states that their goal is to use the party as a means to help move towards a more direct and participative form of democracy, one based on pragmatism and compromise, also known as a "pact of minimums".{{cite web|url=http://www.eldiario.es/politica/Partido_X-entrevista-programa-anonimos-15m_0_87841344.html|title=Partido X: "Queremos desarrollar un método, no una ideología"|date=8 January 2013 }} Their working method is based on open source principles, free culture and free information. ==Program== The X Party's program adapts to the competencies of the offices in the election in question. Up to this point, it has been adapted for the 2014 European parliamentary elections.{{cite web|url=http://partidox.org/basic-information/|title=X Party's Method and Roadmap}} The main axis of their proposal, Just Democracy, is based on 4 mechanisms to establish a true democracy where citizens have control over executive decisions and legislation. These mechanisms are: *Transparency in public administration *Government with citizen oversight ([Wikigovernment](/source/E-democracy): citizen participation in the handling of public matters) and citizen legislative power (Wikilegislation: elaboration of participatory and transparent legislation). *The right to a real and permanent vote (for all citizens to have the right to vote, if they wish, on all of the laws that are debated in parliament). *Binding and mandatory referendums The X Party has developed two emergency plans that provide solutions to specific problems. These plans, known as the Emergency plan for overcoming the economic crisis {{cite news|url=http://ccaa.elpais.com/ccaa/2013/12/01/catalunya/1385922852_529507.html|title=El Partido X lanza su "plan de emergencia" para salir de la crisis|newspaper=El País |date=December 2013 |last1=Roger |first1=Maiol }}{{cite web|url=http://www.publico.es/politica/siete-recetas-del-partido-x.html|title=Las siete recetas del Partido X para alcanzar la "Democracia Económica"|date=22 September 2013 }} and the Specific Emergencies Plan,{{cite web|url=http://www.publico.es/politica/partido-x-busca-cerrar-programa.html|title=El Partido X busca cerrar su programa de mínimos con derechos constitucionales no respetados}} include proposals for different sectors such as healthcare, education, science and R&D,{{cite web|url=http://cienciaconfuturo.com/2014/05/19/analizamos-los-programas-de-id-para-las-elecciones-al-parlamento-europeo/|title=Analizamos los programas de I+D para las elecciones al Parlamento Europeo|date=19 May 2014 }} housing, energy and the information society. Both plans were based on contributions from organized [Civil Society](/source/Civil_society) groups such as the Plataforma de Afectados por la Hipoteca ([Platform for People Affected by Mortgages](/source/Plataforma_de_Afectados_por_la_Hipoteca)), the Asociación de Facultativos Especialistas de Madrid (Madrid Association of Medical Specialists), and more. ==Organization== The X Party establishes an organizational structure inspired by the [90-9-1 principle](/source/1%25_rule_(Internet_culture)): a structure with five levels based on degree of involvement.{{cite web|url=http://partidox.org/how-does-it-work/|title=X Party: How does it work?}} Inspired by the nomenclature of free software, the levels are: *Developers *Hub (Kernel) *Matrix *Support *AgendaX This structure is kept open and flexible so that members can change their role according to different principals such as the level of involvement, proven ability, peer recognition, respect and the demands of common goals.{{cite web|url=http://igop.uab.cat/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/ya-nada-sera-lo-mismo.pdf|title=Ya nada será lo mismo}} ===Commissions=== The X Party has created different commissions focused on specific themes in which groups of independent experts advise the party. These commissions are: Science and R&D, Education, Energy, Healthcare, Information Society, Housing and the Anticorruption Commission and Citizen Control of Financial Flow Commission. Members of these commissions include [Manuel Castells](/source/Manuel_Castells),{{cite news|url=http://ccaa.elpais.com/ccaa/2014/02/15/catalunya/1392476754_395670.html|title=El Partido X se presenta en Barcelona|newspaper=El País |date=15 February 2014 |last1=Martínez |first1=Guillem }} [Hervé Falciani](/source/Herve_Falciani) and Raúl Burillo, as well as collectives such as 15MpaRato, the Spanish Society of Scientists in the UK (Spanish: Sociedad de Científicos Españoles en el Reino Unido) or CERU, the Spanish Society of Scientists in the Federal Republic of Germany (Spanish: Sociedad de Científicos Españoles en la República Federal de Alemania) or CERFA, the law firm Bufet Almeida and [Xnet](/source/Xnet).{{cite web|url=http://partidox.org/quienes-somos-x/#comisiones|title=X Party's independent commissions}} ===Anticorruption Commission=== This commission is composed of a group of citizens, activists, professionals and experts who work with, in collaboration or as integrated members, the X Party to create secure channels through which they can promote citizen observation. Using these methods, the Anticorruption Commission was able to leak Blesa's E-mails to the press, e-mails from the banker [Miguel Blesa](/source/Miguel_Blesa) which were included in the Bankia case lawsuit.{{cite web|url=http://www.eldiario.es/politica/Casa-Fundacion-Caja-Madrid-Mundo_0_205429908.html|title=El actual jefe de la Casa Real denunció a Blesa la "desvergüenza" de la fundación estrella de Aguirre|date=11 December 2013 }}{{cite web|url=http://correosdeblesa.com/|title=How Blesa's Emails came to light}} The 'Black' Credit Cards scandal was uncovered as a result of these leaks and led the investigating judge to open a second suit which deals specifically with the scandal.{{cite web|url=http://www.eldiario.es/escolar/preguntas-tarjetas-black-Caja-Madrid_6_310478966.html|title=Diez preguntas sobre las tarjetas 'black' de Caja Madrid|date=5 October 2014 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.eldiario.es/gastos_tarjetas_black/confidencial-integro-tarjetas-Caja-Madrid_0_316018931.html|title=Con este correo "confidencial" empezó todo: texto íntegro sobre las tarjetas 'black' de Caja Madrid|date=21 October 2014 }} ==Financing== The X Party is financed by donations and [crowdfunding](/source/crowdfunding). ==Selection process for the electoral lists== The X Party chose its candidates for the [2014 European parliamentary elections](/source/2014_European_Parliament_election_in_Spain) through an open and participative procedure that allowed citizens to propose candidates from outside of the party structure who were partnered with people from the organization to form the electoral list.{{cite web|url=http://ictlogy.net/sociedadred/20140304-listas-abiertas-ciudadanas-del-partido-x-meritocracia-o-participacion-a-la-fuerza/|title=Listas abiertas ciudadanas del Partido X: meritocracia o participación a la fuerza|date=4 March 2014 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.tercerainformacion.es/spip.php?article65809|title=La Red Ciudadana Partido X publica su programa definitivo para las elecciones europeas y la lista de ciudadanos que se prestan para el "Fogueo" con el que se consituirán las listas definitivas}}{{cite web|url=http://www.eldiario.es/politica/Cualquier-ciudadano-propuesto-candidato-Partido_0_171482852.html|title=Cualquier ciudadano podrá proponer a los candidatos del Partido X|date=3 September 2013 }} In the elections, the party received 0.64% of the votes and gained no seat.{{cite web |title=Consulta de Resultados Electorales |publisher=Ministerio del Interior. Subsecretaría Dirección General de Política Interior |url=http://www.infoelectoral.mir.es/min/busquedaAvanzadaAction.html?vuelta=1&codTipoEleccion=7&codPeriodo=201405&codEstado=99&codComunidad=0&codProvincia=0&codMunicipio=0&codDistrito=0&codSeccion=0&codMesa=0 |date=3 September 2014 |access-date=1 November 2016}} ==See also== * [Direct digital democracy / electronic digital democracy](/source/E-democracy) * [Direct democracy](/source/Direct_democracy) * [Free software](/source/Free_software) * [Transparency](/source/Transparency_(behavior)) * [Electronic voting](/source/Electronic_voting) * [Xnet](/source/Xnet) ==References== {{reflist}} Category:2012 establishments in Spain Category:Direct democracy parties Category:E-democracy Category:Political parties established in 2012 Category:Political parties in Spain --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [X Party](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_Party) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_Party?action=history)). 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