IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Northern Cyprus

Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC)

294,906	7
Population (as of Feb. 8, 2019)	Elections in our database
203,792	64.72%
Registered Voters (as of Feb. 27, 2022)	Average Turnout

Name	Official Name	Type
Northern Cypriot Presidency	None	Head of State
Northern Cypriot Assembly of the Republic	Cumhuriyet Meclisi	Assembly

Description of government structure:

Chief of State: President Mustafa AKINCI
Head of Government: Prime Minister Özkan YORGANCIOGLU
Assembly: Northern Cyprus has a unicameral Assembly of the Republic (Cumhuriyet Meclisi) with 50 seats.

Description of electoral system:

The President is elected by absolute majority vote through a two-round system to serve a 5-year term.
The Prime Minister is nominated by the president.
In the Assembly of the Republic (Cumhuriyet Meclisi) 50 members are elected by proportional representation to serve 5-year terms.***

*** Members are elected from 5 electoral districts. There is a 5 percent threshold for gaining representation. Voters in each district may vote for a party list, or for individual candidates. If they vote for individual candidates, their number of votes cannot exceed the number of seats in the district.

Elections

Election For	Date	Votes	Registered Voters	Turn Out
Referendum	2004-04-24	-	143,636	-
Northern Cypriot Assembly of the Republic	2009-04-19	-	-	-
Northern Cypriot Presidency	2010-04-18	125,294	164,072	76.37
Northern Cypriot Assembly of the Republic	2013-07-28	118,982	190,553	62.44
Northern Cypriot Assembly of the Republic	2018-01-07	118,970	190,533	62.44
Northern Cypriot Presidency	2020-10-11	-	-	-
Northern Cypriot Assembly of the Republic	2022-01-23	117,421	203,792	57.62

Voter Turnout

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