1990 Northern Cypriot parliamentary election explained

Election Name:1990 Northern Cypriot parliamentary election
Country:Northern Cyprus
Previous Election:1985
Next Election:1993
Election Date:6 May 1990
Seats For Election:50 seats in the Assembly of the Republic
Majority Seats:26
Ongoing:no
Party1:National Unity Party (Northern Cyprus)
Leader1:Derviş Eroğlu
Percentage1:54.7
Seats1:34
Last Election1:24
Party2:DMP (CTPTKPYDPDHP)
Colour2:
  1. EA1F2A
Percentage2:44.5
Seats2:16
Last Election2:26
Prime Minister
Before Election:Derviş Eroğlu
Before Party:National Unity Party (Northern Cyprus)
After Election:Derviş Eroğlu
After Party:National Unity Party (Northern Cyprus)

Parliamentary elections were held in Northern Cyprus on 6 May 1990.[1] The opposition Republican Turkish Party, Communal Liberation Party, Democratic People's Party, Social Democratic Party and New Dawn Party ran in an alliance known as the Party for Democratic Struggle to oppose the ruling National Unity Party (UBP).[2] The UBP received 54.7% of the vote and won 34 of the 50 seats, whilst the DMP took the remaining 16 seats.

Aftermath

Following the election, the 12 MPs who were members of the Republican Turkish Party and Communal Liberation Party started boycotting the Assembly of the Republic,[2] claiming that Turkey had putting money into the election campaign to support the government.[3] Following by-elections for the 12 vacant seats in October 1991, they were replaced in the Assembly by UBP members, who then held 46 of the 50 seats.[2]

Notes and References

  1. David Lea (2001) A Political Chronology of the Middle East, Psychology Press, p33
  2. Nicos Trimikliniotis, Umut Bozkurt (2012) Beyond a Divided Cyprus: A State and Society in Transformation, Palgrave Macmillan, p177
  3. http://www.erpic.eu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=112:decembers-parliamentary-elections-in-northern-cyprus-before-and-after-aug-03&catid=50:working-papers December's Parliamentary Elections In Northern Cyprus: Before And After (Aug 03)