The first Parliamentary Elections, 31 July 1960

The first parliamentary elections were expected soon after the presidential election of 13 December 1959. However, disagreements in the negotiations ...

The Parliamentary Elections of 5 July 1970

The presidential election of 1968 was the catalyst for reactivating political action, which started with the formation of new parties ...

The Parliamentary Elections of 1976

The outcome of the 1970 elections was significantly altered by the shift of votes, mainly from AKEL to EDEK, limiting ...

The by-election of 16 October 1977

The sudden death of Makarios, on August 3, 1977, brought changes to the legislature. On the basis of the relevant ...

The Parliamentary Elections of 1981 – A new system and a mandatory vote

The House of Representatives adopted a new legislation in 1979-81 that introduced a system of reinforced proportionality and made the ...

A by-election in Famagusta – 22 August 1982

The death of the Democratic Rally – DISY deputy Doctor Kostas Hatzikakos prompted a by-election in the Famagusta Constituency to ...

The early Parliamentary Elections of December 1985

The elections of 8 December 1985 were held to fill a higher number of seats than in the previous House ...

The Parliamentary Elections of 1991

Following the election of George Vassiliou as President of the Republic in 1988, the party scene had evolved in a ...

The Parliamentary Elections of 1996 – A proportional system

The election of Glafkos Clerides to the Presidency of the Republic in 1993 and the alliance DISY-DIKO, as well as ...

The Parliamentary Elections of 2001

The election of the eighth parliament of the Republic of Cyprus was held on 27 May 27 2001 in a ...

The Parliamentary Elections of 2006

The first parliamentary elections after Cyprus's accession to the European Union were of particular interest for a number of reasons: ...

The Parliamentary Elections of 2011

In February 2008, Dimitris Christofias, Secretary General of AKEL was elected to the Presidency of the Republic, with the support ...

The Parliamentary Elections of 2016

Demetris Christofias completed his term in office as President of the Republic without seeking re-election, the first ever President reaching ...

The Parliamentary Elections of 2021

Nikos Anastasiades was serving his second term as President of the Republic, after his re-election in February 2018, while a ...