Electoral Systems

Cyprus

ES001

Question:	How is the Head of State selected?
Answer(s):	a. Head of State is the Head of Government c. Directly elected in general elections (absolute majority with 2nd round if necessary)
Comments:	Article 39: The election of the President shall be direct, by universal and secret suffrage. The candidate who receives more than 50% of the validly cast votes shall be elected. If none of the candidates attains the required majority, a second-round shall take place between the two candidates who received the greater number of the votes.
Source:	Constitution, Art. 36, 37, 39: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/CY/cyprus-constitution-1960/ (2016).
Verified:	2024/10/25

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ES002

Question:	How is the Head of Government selected?
Answer:	b. Directly elected in general elections, absolute majority (with 2nd round if necessary)
Comments:	The President of the Republic is both the Head of State and the Head of Government.
Source:	Constitution, Αrt. 36, 37, 39: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/CY/cyprus-constitution-1960/ (2016).
Verified:	2024/10/25

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ES003

Question:	Does the country have a president?
Answer:	a. Yes
Comments:	The President is elected directly, by universal and secret vote, for a five year-term. Currently, the President of Cyprus is Nikos Anastasiadis, elected in 2013.
Source:	Constitution, Art. 36-60: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/CY/cyprus-constitution-1960/ (2016).
Verified:	2024/10/25

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ES004

Question:	The national legislature consists of (one/two chambers):
Answer:	a. One chamber
Comments:	The House of Representatives shall exercise the legislative power.
Source:	Constitution, Αrt. 61: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/CY/cyprus-constitution-1960/ (2016).
Verified:	2024/10/25

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ES005

Question:	What is the electoral system for Chamber 1 of the national legislature?
Answer(s):	g. List Proportional Representation
Comments:	The below has been fact-checked but is different than what appears in the Constitution.. the law was changed in 1985. OSCE: The 80 members of the House of Representatives are elected by proportional representation in multi-member constituencies through open lists to serve for a five-year term. 56 are elected by the Greek Cypriots and 24 by the Turkish Cypriots (which remain vacant).
Source:	The Election of the Members of the House of Representatives (Amendment) Law of 1985 (Law 124/85) Parliamentary Elections, 22 May 2016 OSCE/ODIHR Needs Assessment Mission Report p. 3 https://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/cyprus/230496?download=true Constitution, Αrt. 62: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/CY/cyprus-constitution-1960/ (2016);
Verified:	2024/10/25

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