At stake
in this election:
- Seats in the House
of Representatives: 56
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Description
of government structure:
- Chief of State
& Head of Government: President Glafcos CLERIDES
- Legislature: Cyprus
has a unicameral House of Representatives (Vouli Antiprosopon)
with 80 seats.
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Description
of electoral system:
- The president is
elected by popular vote for a five-year term.
- In the House of
Representatives, 56 members are directly elected by the Greek-Cypriot
community and 24 members are directly elected by the Turkish-Cypriot
community. The seats reserved for the Turkish-Cypriots have been vacant
since 1964 when these members withdrew from parliament.
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Results of the
electoral race:
- Party: Democratic
Rally (DISY)
Leader: Nicos ANASTASIADES
Seats won in this election: 19
Seats won in last election: 20
- Party: Progressive
Party of the Working People (AKEL)
Leader: Demetris CHRISTOFIAS
Seats won in this election: 20
Seats won in last election: 19
- Party: Democratic
Party (DIKO)
Leader: Tassos PAPADOPOULOS
Seats won in this election: 9
Seats won in last election: 10
- Party: Social
Democratic Movement (KISOS)
Leader: Vassos LYSSARIDES
Seats won in this election: 4
Seats won in last election: 5
- Party: United
Democrats (EDI)
Leader: George VASSILIOU
Seats won in this election: 1
Seats won in last election: 2
- Party: New Horizons
Leader: Nicos KOUTSOU
Seats won in this election: 1
Seats won in last election: 0
- Party: Fighting
Democratic Movement (ADIK)
Leader: Dinos MICHAELIDES
Seats won in this election: 1
Seats won in last election: 0
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When
was the last legislative election? Number of seats decided in last election?
- Legislative elections
to the House of Representatives were last held on May 26, 1996
- Seats decided in
the last election: 56 (only seats for Greek Cypriot area were contested)
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Population
and number of registered voters:
- Population: 666,800
(1999)
- Number of registered
voters: 467,543
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Of Interest:
- The governments'
announcement of a plan to deregulate the telecommunication industry
has been attacked by opposition parties.
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| SOURCE: INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTION SYSTEMS (IFES) |
| For additional information:
IFES ElectionGuide Online |
