President of Northern Cyprus
| President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus | |
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Presidential Standard | |
| Term length | 5 years, renewable once |
| Inaugural holder | Rauf Denktaş |
| Formation | 15 November 1983 |
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| 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 founder president of TRNC, and retired in 2005. His position was taken over by Mehmet Ali Talat, followed by Derviş Eroğlu.[1] Mustafa Akıncı has replaced Derviş Eroğlu as president.
In the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, 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
| № | Name (Birth–Death) |
Portrait | Elected | Term of Office | Political origin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rauf Denktaş (1924–2012) |  | 1985 1990 1995 2000 | 15 November 1983 | 24 April 2005 | National Unity Party |
| 2 | Mehmet Ali Talat (1952–) | .jpg) | 2005 | 24 April 2005 | 23 April 2010 | Republican Turkish Party |
| 3 | Derviş Eroğlu (1938–) | .jpg) | 2010 | 23 April 2010 | 30 April 2015 | National Unity Party |
| 4 | Mustafa Akıncı (1947–) | .jpg) | 2015 | 30 April 2015 | Incumbent | Communal Democracy Party |
Latest election
| 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
References
- ↑ Northern Cyprus's new president: Enter Eroglu (The Economist) Retrieved on 2011-06-01.
- 1 2 "KKTC hakkında, Cumhubaşkanı (About the TRNC, the President)". TRNC Department of Promotion. Retrieved 2011-04-21.
- ↑ "KKTC Devleti Fonksiyonel - Kurumsal Gözden Geçirme Çalışması" (PDF) (in Turkish). The Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey. Retrieved 29 August 2015.