National Unity Party (Northern Cyprus) Explained

National Unity Party
Native Name:Ulusal Birlik Partisi
Colorcode:
  1. f17e00
Leader:Ünal Üstel
Founder:Rauf Denktaş
Headquarters:North Nicosia
Position:Right-wing
European:European Conservatives and Reformists (until 2022)
Colors: Orange White Black
Seats1 Title:Parliament
Seats2 Title:Municipalities
Country:Northern Cyprus

The National Unity Party (Turkish: Ulusal Birlik Partisi, UBP) is a political party in Northern Cyprus. The UBP party was founded by Rauf Denktaş on 11 October 1975. The party was in power from its creation until the 2003 elections with the exception of the period from 1994–1996. Ideologically, it has been variously described as conservative, Turkish nationalism, liberal conservative, and national-conservative.[1] The party is positioned on the right-wing of the political spectrum,[2] and it supports a two-state solution to the Cyprus dispute.[3] [4] [5] Until April 2022, the party was a member of the European Conservatives and Reformists Party, which it had joined in April 2017.[6]

In the 2005 Northern Cypriot presidential election, the party's candidate Derviş Eroğlu amassed 22.8% of the votes. In the 2009 Northern Cypriot parliamentary election, the party won 44% of the popular vote and 26 out of 50 seats, forming a majority government led by Eroğlu.[7] The party also won the 2010 Northern Cyprus presidential election with Eroğlu as its candidate, and the 2020 Northern Cypriot presidential election with Ersin Tatar as its candidate. From 2016 until 2018 Northern Cypriot parliamentary election, the party was the senior partner in a minority government with the Democratic Party, with its leader Hüseyin Özgürgün serving as prime minister. It had previously been a junior partner in a coalition government with the Republican Turkish Party, preceded by a period as the opposition party between 2013 and 2015.[8] Since January 2023, the party has been led by Ünal Üstel, who replaced Faiz Sucuoğlu.[9]

Election results

Election! colspan=3
VotesSeatsRoleNotes
No.%RankNo.±
1976408,38053.81stnew
1981431,73242.51st 12
1985546,58236.81st 6
1990954,59254.71st 10
1993535,31629.81st 18In government from 1996
1998440,62640.31st 8
2003439,24932.92nd 6
2005410,81331.72nd 1
2009622,80444.11st 7
2013339,86427.32nd 12In government from 2016
20181,907,03035.61st 7In government from 2019
20221,971,40039.51st 3

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nordsieck. Wolfram. 2022. Northern Cyprus. live. Parties and Elections in Europe. http://web.archive.org/web/20240213062652/http://www.parties-and-elections.eu/northerncyprus.html. 13 February 2024. 13 February 2024.
  2. News: 23 January 2022. Turkish Cypriots vote under shadow of economic crisis. live. Nicosia. Agence-France Press. https://web.archive.org/web/20221226072009/https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220123-turkish-cypriots-vote-under-shadow-of-economic-crisis . 26 December 2022. 13 February 2024. France24. Opinion polls indicate that the right-wing National Unity Party (UBP), which envisions a two-state solution to the island's division, will do the best in the election for a new parliament, where it holds 21 seats..
  3. News: Morley. Nathan. 19 April 2009. Turkish Cypriots Vote Could Complicate Reunification Talks. dead. Nicosia. Voice of America. https://web.archive.org/web/20090422161019/https://www.voanews.com/english/2009-04-19-voa17.cfm. 22 April 2009. 13 February 2024. VOA News.
  4. Book: Varnava. Andrekos. Andrekos Varnava. Yakinthou. Christalla. 2011. https://academic.oup.com/edited-volume/38592/chapter-abstract/334658950. Cyprus: Political Modernity and the Structures of Democracy in a Divided Island. Hendriks. Frank. Lidström. Anders. Loughlin. John. The Oxford Handbook of Local and Regional Democracy in Europe. Oxford. Oxford University Press. 978-0-1915-9471-7. 469. 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199562978.003.0020. https://web.archive.org/web/20240213063010/https://academic.oup.com/edited-volume/38592/chapter-abstract/334658950. 13 February 2024. 13 February 2024. Oxford Academic.
  5. News: Gültekin. Bahadır. 16 November 2019. Cyprus talks cannot last forever: Turkish Cypriot PM. live. Istanbul. Hürriyet Daily News. https://web.archive.org/web/20240213063953/https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/cyprus-talks-cannot-last-forever-turkish-cypriot-pm-148742. 13 February 2024. 13 February 2024.
  6. Web site: Welcome to our new member parties. dead. ACRE Europe. 7 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170408081542/https://acreurope.eu/item/acre_welcomes_our_new_member_parties. 8 April 2017. 13 February 2024.
  7. News: Morley. Nathan. 30 April 2009. Cyprus Peace Talks Face Dual Threat. dead. Nicosia. Voice of America. http://web.archive.org/web/20090506170145/http://www.voanews.com/english/2009-04-30-voa41.cfm/. 6 May 2009. 13 February 2024. VOA News.
  8. Web site: KKTC'de Kalyoncu başbakanlığındaki yeni koalisyon hükümetine onay. live. Approval for the new coalition government led by Kalyoncu prime minister in TRNC. NTV. tr. 15 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20240213063018/https://www.ntv.com.tr/dunya/kktcde-yeni-hukumete-onay,HRrObqmIWU2MoqjjmET0Iw. 13 February 2024. 13 February 2024.
  9. News: Tarihi. Yayın. 1 November 2021. UBP'nin yeni Genel Başkanı Faiz Sucuoğlu oldu. live. Faiz Sucuoğlu became the new Chairman of UBP. Kıbrıs Postası. tr. https://web.archive.org/web/20240213063013/https://www.kibrispostasi.com/c35-KIBRIS_HABERLERI/n398381-ubpnin-yeni-genel-baskani-faiz-sucuoglu-oldu. 13 February 2024. 13 February 2024.

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