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2009 Northern Cypriot parliamentary election
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Parliamentary elections were held in Northern Cyprus on 19 April 2009, a year earlier than necessary.[1] The early election was decided upon by the ruling Republican Turkish Party.[2] Winning the largest portion of the vote, the National Unity Party won the election, and the party chairman, Derviş Eroğlu, became Prime Minister.[3]
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All 50 seats in the Assembly of the Republic 26 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turnout | 81.06% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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171,000 Cypriots were eligible to vote. It has been claimed that of these as many as 100,000 were originally Turkish immigrants.[4]