President of Northern Cyprus

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President of the
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Flag of the President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg
Presidential Standard
Mustafa Akıncı (cropped).jpg
Incumbent
Mustafa Akıncı
since 30 April 2015
Term length 5 years, renewable once
Inaugural holder Rauf Denktaş
Formation 15 November 1983
Website www.kktcb.org
Northern Cyprus
Coat of arms of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.svg
This article is part of a series on the
politics and government of
Northern Cyprus

The President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is the head of state of the TRNC. Rauf Denktaş was the first and founding president of Northern Cyprus, and retired in 2005. His position was taken over by Mehmet Ali Talat, followed by Derviş Eroğlu[1] and the current president, Mustafa Akıncı.

The president is elected every five years. Presidential elections are held in two rounds if no candidate gains more than 50% of the votes in the first round. It is necessary that the president is originated from the island of Cyprus. It is also necessary that he/she has lived in the country for five years, has received secondary education and he/she is over 30 years old.[2]

The presidency is not a ceremonial position in the semi-presidential political system of Northern Cyprus. The President reserves the right to dismiss the Assembly of the Republic in case a government cannot be formed within sixty days or three successive governments receive votes of no confidence. He or she also can preside over the Council of Ministers if he or she wishes to do so, approves the appointments of the judges and president of the Supreme Court and has the right to send laws approved by the Assembly of the Republic to the Supreme Court. The President has also traditionally been the chief negotiator for the resolution of the Cyprus dispute and been responsible for the foreign relations of Northern Cyprus.[3]

The president is represented by the speaker of the Assembly of the Republic when the president is abroad.[2]

List[edit]

№ Name
(Birth–Death)		 Portrait Elected Term of Office Political origin
1 Rauf Denktaş
(1924–2012)		 Rauf Denktash.jpg 1985
1990
1995
2000		 15 November 1983 24 April 2005 National Unity Party
2 Mehmet Ali Talat
(1952–)		 Mehmet Ali Talat (cropped).jpg 2005 24 April 2005 23 April 2010 Republican Turkish Party
3 Derviş Eroğlu
(1938–)		 Derviş Eroğlu (cropped).jpg 2010 23 April 2010 30 April 2015 National Unity Party
4 Mustafa Akıncı
(1947–)		 Mustafa Akıncı (cropped).jpg 2015 30 April 2015 Incumbent Communal Democracy Party

Latest election[edit]

Main article: Northern Cyprus presidential election, 2015
Candidate Party First round Second round
Votes % Votes %
Mustafa Akıncı Independent 29,030 26.94 67,035 60.50
Derviş Eroğlu Independent 30,328 28.15 43,764 39.50
Sibel Siber Republican Turkish Party 24,271 22.53
Kudret Özersay Independent 22,895 21.25
Arif Salih Kırdağ Independent 530 0.49
Mustafa Onurer Cyprus Socialist Party 428 0.40
Mustafa Ulaş Independent 259 0.24
Invalid/blank votes 2,562 – 2,679 –
Total 110,303 100 110,799 100
Registered voters/turnout 176,916 62.35 176,980 64.12
Source: High Election Committee - first round, run-off

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Northern Cyprus's new president: Enter Eroglu (The Economist) Retrieved on 2011-06-01.
  2. ^ a b "KKTC hakkında, Cumhubaşkanı (About the TRNC, the President)". TRNC Department of Promotion. Retrieved 2011-04-21. 
  3. ^ "KKTC Devleti Fonksiyonel - Kurumsal Gözden Geçirme Çalışması" (PDF) (in Turkish). The Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey. Retrieved 29 August 2015. 

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