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Legislative elections: House of Representatives, 5-year term, 1,8% threshold, party-list proportional representation system
           · President: Demetris Christofias (AKEL) · Government: AKEL

Party Ideology, Affiliation, Founding 2011 Seats 2006 Seats
Dimokratikos Synagermos (DISY)
Democratic Rally
Liberal conservatism; Christian democracy EPP, CDI, IDU
1976
34,3% 20 30,3% 18
Anorthotiko Komma Ergazomenou Laou (AKEL)
Progressive Party of Working People
Communism
 
ELo
1941
32,7% 19 31,1% 18
Dimokratiko Komma (DIKO)
Democratic Party
Centrism
 
-
1976
15,8% 9 17,9% 11
Kinima Sosialdimokraton (EDEK)
Movement of Social Democrats
Social democracy
 
PES, SI
1969
8,9% 5 8,9% 5
Evropaiko Komma (EVROKO)
European Party
Centrism
 
EDP
2005
3,9% 2 5,8% 3
Kinima Oikologon Perivallontiston (KOP)
Ecological and Environmental Movement
Green politics
 
EGP, GG
1996
2,2% 1 2,0% 1
Others - - 2,2% - 4,0% -
Turkish community (vacant) - - - 24 - 24
Total - - - 80 - 80
Turnout 78,7% 89,0%

 © 2011 Wolfram Nordsieck. Source: Press and Information Office (http://live.elections.moi.gov.cy). Archive: Elections 1960-2001. Northern Cyprus.