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The 1960 constitution provided for a system where the Greek and Turkish communities of the island would share power. [3] The 50-seat House of Representatives had 35 seats elected by the Greek Community and 15 by the Turkish Community. The first parliamentary elections were held on 7 August 1960. [4]
7 August – The Communal Chambers were elected, with the Patriotic Front winning the majority of seats in the Greek Chamber, whilst the Cyprus Turkish National Union won all seats in the Turkish Chamber. [3] 16 August – The country gained independence from the United Kingdom, with Makarios III becoming the first President of the Republic of ...
Parliamentary elections were held in Cyprus in 1960. The House of Representatives was elected on 31 July 1960. [1] The Communal Chambers were also elected on 7 August. [2] In the House of Representatives 35 seats were elected by Greek Cypriots and 15 by Turkish Cypriots. [3] The result was a victory for the Patriotic Front, which won 30 of the ...
The 1960 presidential election changed everything. It was the first to feature televised debates between the two major-party candidates. It was the first where the candidates were born in the 20th ...
The 1960 parliamentary elections were contested by three parties and a number of independent candidates. The right-wing "Patriot Front" won 30 seats, left-wing AKEL won five seats while the Pancyprian Union of Fighters did not win any seats. No parliamentary elections were held in 1965 because of the prevailing intercommunal tension.
The Turkish invasion of Cyprus began on 20 July 1974, under Article 4 of the Guarantee Treaty of 1960 by Turkey, after failed UN meetings for international support. [9] The Guarantee Treaty allowed Greece, Turkey, and the United Kingdom, if attempts to get multilateral support failed, to unilaterally intervene to restore democracy in Cyprus in ...
Presidential elections were held in Northern Cyprus on 11 October 2020 alongside a constitutional referendum, with a run-off held on 18 October 2020. [1] They were originally scheduled to take place on 26 April 2020, [2] but were postponed in March 2020 for six months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [3]
The 2020 election — like nearly every presidential race before it — will be decided by the Electoral College, which assigns every state with a set number of electoral votes based on its number ...