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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]
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 first presidential elections for independent Cyprus took place in 1960. The bulk of EOKA supporters were in favour of Makarios III, whereas AKEL backed Ioannis Kleridis (father of Glafkos Klerides). Klerides was also backed by independent politicians, both left wingers like Ploutis Servas and right wingers like Themistoklis Dervis.
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 ...
2 April – In Yeşilhisar, because of the interference of ruling party partisans İsmet İnönü the leader of the opposition was not able to continue his election campaign 27 April – The ruling party formed a committee (popularly called Sancar komisyonu ) to convict the opposition
In June 2004, Northern Cyprus became an observer member of Organisation of Islamic Countries (OIC) under the name "Turkish Cypriot State". [5] According to OIC, the settlement to the Cyprus Dispute is based on the inherent constitutive power of the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot peoples, their political equality and co-ownership of the Cyprus Island.
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The events and outcome of World War II played a large role in the emergence of the Democrat Party. A condemnation of fascism coincided with the defeat of the Axis Powers, and President İsmet İnönü realized that if he did not invite opposition against the CHP, Turkey would fall into social upheaval: one-party governments were no longer seen as acceptable means of rule for modern states. [12]