Cypriot legislative election, 2011

Cypriot legislative election, 2011

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56 of 59 seats to the House of Representatives
First party Second party Third party   Leader Nicos Anastasiades Andros Kyprianou Marios Garoyian Party DISY AKEL DIKO Leader since 1997 2009 2006 Last election 18 seats, 30.3% 18 seats, 31.3% 11 seats, 17.9% Seats won 20 19 9 Seat change 2 1 2 Popular vote 138,682 132,171 63,763 Percentage 34.3% 32.7% 15.8% Swing 3.8% 1.4% 2.22%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Yiannakis Omirou Demetris Syllouris Ioanna Panayiotou Party EDEK European Party Greens Leader since 2001 2006 Last election 5 seats, 8.9% 3 seats, 5.8% 1 seats, 2% Seats won 5 2 1 Seat change 0 1 0 Popular vote 36,113 15,711 8,960 Percentage 8.9% 3.9% 2.2% Swing 0.03% 1.91% 0.25%

Parliamentary elections were held in Cyprus on 22 May 2011 to elect the 56 Members of the House of Representatives. They were won by the Democratic Rally, who increased their seats from 18 to 20. The governing Progressive Party of Working People also gained a seat, bringing them up to 19. The Democratic Party lost two of their 11 seats and the European Party lost one of their three seats. The Movement for Social Democracy held on to their five seats.

The election follows a presidential election in Northern Cyprus which was won by the right-wing candidate Dervis Eroglu, who beat leftist incumbent Mehmet Ali Talat, amid fears of a halt in peace talks for a unified Cyprus; it also follows a similar legislative election.

Conversely, in Greece the previous election was won by the Panhellenic Socialist Movement defeating the conservative New Democracy. Roughly a month later, Turkey would hold its own general election.

The Interior Ministry estimated a total Greek Cypriot eligible voting population of 530,000. Additionally, about 544 Turkish Cypriots residing in Cyprus proper are eligible to vote. The Interior Minisitry also called on Cypriot expatriates to register for the election by the end of January, so as to make preparations for polling stations.

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