2013 Northern Cypriot parliamentary election

none 2013 Northern Cypriot parliamentary election Northern Cyprus 2009 2018 28 July 2013 50 seats in the Assembly of the Republic 26 no Republican Turkish Party Özkan Yorgancıoğlu 38.36 21 15 National Unity Party (Northern Cyprus) İrsen Küçük 27.32 14 26 Democratic Party (Northern Cyprus) Serdar Denktaş 23.15 12 5 Communal Democracy Party Mehmet Çakıcı 7.40 3 2 Prime Minister Sibel Siber Republican Turkish Party Özkan Yorgancıoğlu Republican Turkish Party Parliamentary elections were held in Northern Cyprus on 28 July 2013, a year earlier than necessary.Country Profile IFES The Republican Turkish Party emerged as the largest in the Assembly of the Republic, winning 21 of the 50 seats. Background The government of Prime Minister İrsen Küçük collapsed in May 2013 after eight MPs left his National Unity Party and the government lost a vote of no confidence. On 23 June Sibel Siber became interim prime minister, forming a government consisting of the Republican Turkish Party, the Democratic Party and the Communal Democracy Party. The new government was approved by a vote of 26–11 in the Assembly.Turkish Cypriot caretaker government secures confidence vote Anadolu Agency, 23 June 2013 Electoral system The fifty members of the Assembly were elected by proportional representation in five multi-member constituencies with an electoral threshold of 5%. Voters could either vote for a party list or for individual candidates. If they chose the latter, they could cast as many votes as there were seats in a constituency.http://www.electionguide.org/election.php?ID=2073 IFES Election Guide | Elections: Northern Cyprus Parl 2013 Campaign Five parties with 250 candidates registered to contest the election, as well as seven independents.Turkish Cypriots vote in parliamentary elections Anadolu Agency, 28 July 2013 Though election campaigns in Northern Cypriot elections are usually related to the Cyprus dispute, this main focus of the 2013 elections concerns about the National Unity Party's Turkish-backed economic programmes and austerity.Austerity not territory defines N Cyprus poll Al Jazeera, 11 August 2013 Results File:Arch diagram of Northern Cyprus Assembly of the Republic seats, 2013.svg Republican Turkish Party 477209 21 +6 National Unity Party 339864 14 –12 Democratic Party 288021 12 +7 Communal Democracy Party 92110 3 +1 United Cyprus Party 39827 0 0 Independents 7110 0 0 0 111920 8020 172803 YSK References Northern Cyprus Northern Cyprus Category:Elections in Northern Cyprus Category:2013 in Northern Cyprus Category:2010s in Cypriot politics Category:July 2013 in Europe