Assembly of the Republic (Northern Cyprus)
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 | Unicameral |
| History | |
| Founded | 15 November 1983 |
| Preceded by | Turkish Federated Assembly of Cyprus |
| Leadership | |
Speaker of Parliament | Zorlu Töre (UBP) since 7 March 2022 |
Deputy Speaker of Parliament | Fazilet Özdenefe (CTP) since 7 March 2022 |
Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus | Ünal Üstel (UBP) since 12 May 2022 |
Leader of the Main Opposition of Northern Cyprus | Tufan Erhürman (CTP) since 22 May 2019 |
| 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 | |
Politics of Northern Cyprus |
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| Constitution |
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In Northern Cyprus parliamentary elections, voters vote for individual candidates. There are two ways of voting.
- Voters can vote for a party, which in effect is voting for every MP candidate from that party in that district once. The voter can further prioritize the MPs in this kind of voting.
- Alternatively, the voter may not choose a party, but vote for candidates from different parties. In this kind of mixed voting, the voter cannot choose more than the number of MPs the district is allotted.
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