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Speaker of Parliament Sibel Siber, CTPSince 4 September 2013 Prime Minister of Northern Cyprus Hüseyin Özgürgün, UBPSince 16 April 2016 Leader of the Main Opposition of Northern Cyprus Tufan Erhürman, CTPSince 16 April 2016 Political groups Government (27) National Unity Party (18) Democratic Party (5) Independents (4)Opposition (23) Republican Turkish Party (20) Communal Democracy Party (2) Independent (1) | ||
The Assembly of the Republic (Turkish: 'Cumhuriyet Meclisi') is the parliament of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. It has 50 members, elected for a five-year term by mitigated proportional representation. A party must cross the election threshold (5% of the total vote) to be awarded any seats. The parliament is composed of 50 MPs, chosen from five electoral districts, which are coterminous with the districts of Northern Cyprus: Lefkoşa, Gazimağusa, Girne, Güzelyurt and İskele.
Contents
In Northern Cyprus parliamentary elections, voters vote for individual candidates. There are two ways of voting.
2013 elections
Parliamentary elections were last held on 28 July 2013. They were won by the Republican Turkish Party (CTP), thus deposing the National Unity Party (UBP) from power.
Location
The parliament building is located on Osmanpaşa Caddesi, opposite the Turkish embassy in North Nicosia. The building is a two-storey colonial structure.
Council of Europe assembly representation
In 2004, the Turkish Cypriot community was awarded "observer status" in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). Since then, the two Turkish Cypriot representatives to PACE are elected by the Assembly of Northern Cyprus.