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The Assembly of the Republic (Turkish: Cumhuriyet Meclisi) is the parliament of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. It has 50 members, elected for a five-year term by mitigated proportional representation. A party must cross the electoral threshold (5% of the total vote) to be awarded any seats. The parliament is composed of 50 MPs, chosen from six electoral districts, which are coterminous with the districts of Northern Cyprus: Lefkoşa, Gazimağusa, Girne, Güzelyurt, Lefke and İskele.
Assembly of the Republic Cumhuriyet Meclisi | |
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10th Parliament of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus | |
Type | |
Type | |
History | |
Founded | 15 November 1983 |
Preceded by | Turkish Federated Assembly of Cyprus |
Leadership | |
Leader of the Main Opposition of Northern Cyprus | |
Structure | |
Seats | 50 |
Political groups | Government (29)
Opposition (20)
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Length of term | 5 years |
Elections | |
Party-list proportional representation D'Hondt method with 5% electoral threshold | |
Last election | 23 January 2022 |
Next election | TBD |
Motto | |
Egemenlik Kayıtsız Şartsız Ulusundur Sovereignty unconditionally belongs to the Nation | |
Meeting place | |
Assembly of the Republic Köşklüçiftlik, Lefkoşa Northern Cyprus | |
Website | |
Assembly of the Northern Cyprus |
In Northern Cyprus parliamentary elections, voters vote for individual candidates. There are two ways of voting.
Parliamentary elections were last held on 23 January 2022.
Party | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– | |
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National Unity Party | 1,971,400 | 39.54 | +3.93 | 24 | +3 | |
Republican Turkish Party | 1,597,137 | 32.04 | +11.09 | 18 | +6 | |
Democratic Party | 369,239 | 7.41 | –0.41 | 3 | 0 | |
People's Party | 333,090 | 6.68 | –10.39 | 3 | –6 | |
Rebirth Party | 318,763 | 6.39 | –0.60 | 2 | 0 | |
Communal Democracy Party | 220,610 | 4.42 | –4.23 | 0 | –3 | |
Independence Path | 97,575 | 1.96 | New | 0 | New | |
Communal Liberation Party New Forces | 76,902 | 1.54 | – | 0 | 0 | |
Independents | 827 | 0.02 | –0.11 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 4,985,543 | 100.00 | – | 50 | 0 | |
Total votes | 117,421 | – | ||||
Registered voters/turnout | 203,792 | 57.62 | ||||
Source: BRTK |
Note: Each voter may cast multiple votes, one for each seat in the parliament. Hence, the vote totals may exceed the number of registered voters.
The parliament building is located on Osmanpaşa Caddesi, opposite the Turkish embassy in North Nicosia. The building is a two-storey colonial structure.
In 2004, the Turkish Cypriot community was awarded "observer status" in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). Since then, the two Turkish Cypriot representatives to PACE are elected by the Assembly of Northern Cyprus.[2]
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