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Since 1974, Cyprus has been divided de facto into the government-controlled southern two-thirds of the island and the Turkish-Cypriot northern one-third. ...
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Reunification referendum The Cyprus Dispute refers to the conflict between Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots 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. ...
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Foreign relations of Cyprus The President of Cyprus is the countrys head of state. ...
Tassos Nikolaou Papadopoulos (Greek: Τάσσος Παπαδόπουλος) born January 7, 1934) has been the president of Cyprus since 2003. ...
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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. ...
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 Official language Turkish Capital Nicosia (Lefkoşa) (35° 10′ 28″ N, 33° 21′ 25″ E) Founder Rauf Denktaş President Mehmet Ali Talat Prime Minister Ferdi Sabit Soyer House Speaker Fatma Ekenoğlu Area - Total - % water 3,355 km² 2. ...
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President: Mehmet Ali Talat
Prime Minister: Ferdi Sabit Soyer
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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. ...
M.A. Talat, President of TRNC Mehmet Ali Talat (July 6, 1952) is the President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, a wannabe de facto state which controls the northern third of the island of Cyprus (which is considered a puppet of the Turkish Army by the internationally-recognized...
F.S. Soyer, TRNC PM Ferdi Sabit Soyer (b. ...
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The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, due to its current unrecognized status internationally, has for most of its existence been dependent upon Turkey to facilitate its contacts with the outside world. ...
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| | Politics portal | Northern Cyprus elects a president and a legislature. The president is elected for a five year term by the people. The House of Representatives (Temsilciler Meclisi) has 50 members, elected for a five year term by mitigated proportional representation. Northern Cyprus has a multi-party system, with two or three strong parties and a third party that is electorally successful. The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus(TRNC) {NOTE: the name is not accepted by UN} , in Turkish Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti, is a self-proclaimed state occupying the northern third of the island of Cyprus in the eastern Mediterranean. ...
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The latest elections in TRNC were held on April 17, 2005 as presidential elections and Turkish Cypriots had chosen Mehmet Ali Talat as their president. M.A. Talat, President of TRNC Mehmet Ali Talat (July 6, 1952) is the President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, a wannabe de facto state which controls the northern third of the island of Cyprus (which is considered a puppet of the Turkish Army by the internationally-recognized...
Presidential Elections The presidential elections in TRNC take place every 5 years. In the elections in order to secure outright victory a candidate has to have at least 50% of the votes. Otherwise the candidates that receive the two highest votes will go to second round voting one week later and the winner becomes the president. | Summary of the 17 April 2005 presidential election results | Votes | % | | Mehmet Ali Talat - Republican Turkish Party | | 55.8 | | Dervis Eroglu - National Unity Party | | 22.8 | | Mustafa Arabacioglu - Democratic Party | | 13.3 | | Nuri Çevikel - New Party | | 4.8 | | Zeki Besiktepeli | | 1.7 | | Hüseyin Angolemli - Communal Liberation Party | | 1.1 | | Total (turnout 69.6 %) | | | - Source: Adam Carr Website
M.A. Talat, President of TRNC Mehmet Ali Talat (July 6, 1952) is the President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, a wannabe de facto state which controls the northern third of the island of Cyprus (which is considered a puppet of the Turkish Army by the internationally-recognized...
Dr. Dervis Eroglu Dr. Derviş Eroğlu was from 1985 thru 2004, Prime Minister of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, and leader of the National Unity Party. ...
Past elections | Date: | Candidates: | Party Affiliation: | % Vote: | Notes: | 15 April 2000
| Mustafa Akıncı
Mehmet A. Talat
Arif Hasan T. Desem
Dr. Derviş Eroğlu
Ayhan Kaymak
Rauf R. Denktas
Sener Levent
Turgut Afsaroglu | TKP
CTP
YBH
UBP
Independent
Independent
Independent
Independent | %11.70
%10.03
%2.60
%30.14
%0.38
%43.67
%0.92
%0.56 | 1- Number of registered voters: 126675
2-Participation Rate: %81.02
3-Dr. Derviş Eroğlu and Rauf R. Denktas was to run for the second round, but Dr. Derviş Eroğlu had forfeited so second round did not toke place | 15 Feb 1995
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Parliamentary Elections The parliament is elected for a five year term by mitigated proportional representation. A party must cross the election threshold (5% of the total vote) to get any seats in parliament. The TRNC parliament is composed of 50 MPs, chosen from 5 electoral districts, Nicosia, Famagusta, Kyrenia, Guzelyurt and Iskele. An aerial view of Parliament of India at New Delhi. ...
Proportional representation (PR) is any election system which ensures a proportionally representative result of a democratic election, x% of votes should be represented by x% in the democratic institutions, parliament or congress. ...
In party-list proportional representation systems, an election threshold is a clause that stipulates that a party must receive a minimum percentage of votes, either nationally or within a particular district, to get any seats in the parliament. ...
Nicosia, Cyprus Nicosia with the Venetian Walls at the right For the Italian town, see Nicosia, Sicily Nicosia, known locally as Lefkosia (Greek: Λευκωσία; see also List of traditional Greek place names) or Lefkoşa (Turkish), is the capital and largest city of Cyprus. ...
Famagusta (Greek: Αμμόχωστος, Ammochostos; Turkish: Gazimağusa) is a city on the east coast of Cyprus. ...
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In TRNC parliamentary elections, voters vote for individual candidates. There are two ways of voting.
- One can either vote for a party, which in effect means is voting for every MP candidate from that party in that elections district once. The voter can further prioritize the MPs in this kind of voting.
- Or alternatively one may not choose a party but would vote for different MP candidates from different parties. In this kind of mixed voting, a person can not choose more than the number of MPs from that district.
2005 Parliamentary elections The latest parliamentary elections in TRNC were held on February 20, 2005 as early elections, after the coalition government between CTP and DP, led by Mehmet Ali Talat lost its majority in the House of Representatives. - Source: TurkishPress.com
The Republican Turkish Party (Cumhuriyetçi Türk Partisi) is a political party in Northern Cyprus. ...
The National Unity Party is a party in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and was founded by Rauf R. DenktaÅŸ on October 11, 1975. ...
The Democratic Party (Demokrat Partisi) is a political party in Northern Cyprus. ...
Politics of Cyprus Categories: Politics stubs | Liberal related stubs | Liberal parties | Cypriotic political parties ...
The Communal Liberation Party (Toplumcu Kurtulus Partisi) is a political party in Northern Cyprus. ...
The New Party (Yeni Partisi) is a political party in Northern Cyprus. ...
Past election results | Date: | Parties: | % Votes: | Seats: | +/- | Notes: | 20 Feb 2005
| CTP - Cumhuriyetçi Turk Partisi
UBP - Ulusal Birlik Partisi
DP - Demokrat Parti
BDH - Baris ve Demokrasi Hareketi
TKP - Toplumcu Kurtuluş Partisi
YP - New Party
MAP - Milli Adalet Partisi | %44.5
%31.7
%13.5
%5.8
%2.4
%1.6
%0.5 | 24
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| CTP - Cumhuriyetçi Turk Partisi
UBP - Ulusal Birlik Partisi
BDH - Baris ve Demokrasi Hareketi
DP - Demokrat Parti | % 35.18
% 32.93
% 13.14 %
%12.93 | 19
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| UBP - Ulusal Birlik Partisi
DP - Demokrat Parti
TKP - Toplumcu Kurtuluş Partisi
CTP - Cumhuriyetçi Turk Partisi
Others
| %40.4
%22.6
%15.4
%13.4
% 8.2
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| UBP - Ulusal Birlik Partisi
DP - Demokrat Parti
CTP - Cumhuriyetçi Turk Partisi
TKP - Toplumcu Kurtuluş Partisi
Others (YKP, MMP, BEP)
| %29.8
%29.2
%24.2
%13.3
% 5.2
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2- Others includes YKP, MMP, BEP | 13 Oct 1991
| UBP - Ulusal Birlik Partisi
Free Democratic Party (HDP)
Others (YKP)
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%13.9
%19
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| UBP - Ulusal Birlik Partisi
Democratic Struggle Party (DMP)
Others (YKP)
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%44.5
%0.8
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| UBP - Ulusal Birlik Partisi
CTP - Cumhuriyetçi Turk Partisi
TKP - Toplumcu Kurtuluş Partisi
YDP - Yeni Dogus Partisi (YDP)
Others
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%21.4
%15.8
%8.8
%17.3 | 24
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