Cyprus

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Cyprus dispute Reunification referendum President Tassos Papadopoulos House of Representatives Political parties Elections in Cyprus Legislative: 2001 | 2006 Districts Foreign relations of Cyprus EU Politics See also: Politics of Northern Cyprus The Cyprus Dispute is the conflict between Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots and also Republic of Cyprus and Turkey over Cyprus, an island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. ... The two sectors of the divided island of Cyprus held a referendum on reunification on 24 April 2004. ... The President of Cyprus is the countrys head of state. ... Tassos Nikolaou Papadopoulos (Greek: Τάσσος Παπαδόπουλος) born January 7, 1934) is the president of The Republic of Cyprus since 2003. ... The House of Representatives (Vouli Antiprosópon/Temsilciler Meclisi) is the parliament of Cyprus. ... Political parties in Cyprus lists political parties in this country. ... Elections in Cyprus gives information on election and election results in Cyprus. ... The 2001 Parliamentary elections in Cyprus took place on 27th Mary Results ... The 2006 legislative election in Cyprus will take place on 21 May. ... The districts (επαρχίες) are the subnational subdivisions of Cyprus. ... Cyprus has historically followed a non-aligned foreign policy, although it increasingly identifies with the West in its cultural affinities and trade patterns, and maintains close relations with Greece. ... The European Union or EU is a supranational and intergovernmental union of 25 European states. ... Image File history File links European_flag. ... Since 1974, Cyprus has been divided de facto into the internationally recognized southern two-thirds of the island and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus which controls the northern one-third of the island. ...

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The Democratic Rally (Greek: Δημοκρατικός Συναγερμός), or DISY, is a conservative political party in Cyprus, led by Nikos Anastasiadhis. The name is also sometimes translated as Democratic Coalition. Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... Conservatism or political conservatism is any of several historically related political philosophies or political ideologies. ...

It is the second largest party in the House of Representatives with 19 members out of 56. In the 2004 European Parliamentary Election it gained the largest share of the vote with 28.2%, and returned 2 MEPs, who are expected to join the European People's Party group. The House of Representatives (Vouli Antiprosópon/Temsilciler Meclisi) is the parliament of Cyprus. ... Elections to the European Parliament were held in Cyprus on June 13, 2004. ... A Member of the European Parliament (English abbreviation MEP) is a member of the European Unions directly-elected legislative body, the European Parliament. ... EPP-ED logo The European Peoples Party - European Democrats is a group in the European Parliament. ...

The party was founded in 1976 by veteran politician Glafkos Klerides. Clerides who had been the Greek Cypriot negotiator had recently disagreed with Makarios III so his party housed the wing of the older Eniaion party that disagreed with Makarios (the ones agreeing forming democratic party with Spyros Kyprianou). Glafkos Ioannou Clerides (Greek: Γλαύκος Ιωάννου Κληρίδης) (b. ... The Cyprus Dispute is the conflict between Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots and also Republic of Cyprus and Turkey over Cyprus, an island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. ... Makarios (born Mihalis Christodoulou Mouskos, August 13, 1913—August 3, 1977) was archbishop and primate of the autocephalous Cypriot Orthodox Church (1950-1977) and first President of the Republic of Cyprus (1960-1977). ... Spyros Achilleos Kyprianou (or Cyprianou) (October 28, 1932 – March 12, 2002) was a Cypriot politician. ...

The Democratic Rally supported the Annan Plan for the re-unification of Cyprus, which was rejected by a majority of the Greek Community. The party subsequently expelled two parliamentary deputies who had opposed the party line. Former party president Yiannakis Matsis headed a splinter coalition For Europe in the European Parliamentary Election. In the elections of 21 May 2006, the party won 30.3 % and 18 out of 56 seats(The same seats with the first party AKEL). The Annan Plan was a United Nations proposal to bring about the reunification of the divided island nation of Cyprus as the United Cyprus Republic. ... Greek Cypriot refers to the Greek-speaking population of Cyprus. ... Yiannakis Matsis is a Cypriot politician and Member of the European Parliament for the European Peoples Party. ... The coalition For Europe (Greek: Για την Ευροπη) of Cyprus was founded by Yiannakis Matsis specifically to contest the 2004 European Parliamentary Elections. ... The 2006 legislative election in Cyprus will take place on 21 May. ...

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