ew constitution for
the Turkish Cypriot area passed by referendum on 5 May 1985

Legal system: based on common law, with civil law modifications

Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal

Executive branch: chief of state: President Glafcos CLERIDES (since
28 February 1993); note - the president is both the chief of state
and head of government; post of vice president is currently vacant;
under the 1960 constitution, the post is reserved for a Turkish Cypriot
head of government: President Glafcos CLERIDES (since 28 February 1993);
note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government;
post of vice president is currently vacant; under the 1960 constitution,
the post is reserved for a Turkish Cypriot cabinet: Council of Ministers
appointed jointly by the president and vice president elections: president
elected by popular vote for a five-year term; election last held 15
February 1998 (next to be held NA February 2003) note: Rauf R. DENKTASH
has been "president" of the Turkish Cypriot area since 13 February 1975
("president" elected by popular vote for a five-year term); elections
last held 15 April 2000 (next to be held NA April 2005); results -
Rauf R. DENKTASH reelected president after the other contender withdrew;
Dervis EROGLU has been "prime minister" of the Turkish Cypriot area since
16 August 1996; there is a Council of Ministers (cabinet) in the Turkish
Cypriot area election results: Glafcos CLERIDES reelected president;
percent of vote - Glafcos CLERIDES 50.8%, George IAKOVOU 49.2%

Legislative branch: unicameral - Greek Cypriot area: House of
Representatives or Vouli Antiprosopon (80 seats; 56 assigned to the
Greek Cypriots, 24 to Turkish Cypriots; note - only those assigned
to Greek Cypriots are filled; members are elected by popular vote to
serve five-year terms); Turkish Cypriot area: Assembly of the Republic
or Cumhuriyet Meclisi (50 seats; members are elected by popular vote
to serve five-year terms) election results: Greek Cypriot area: House
of Representatives - percent of vote by party - AKEL 34.71%, DISY 34%,
DIKO 14.84%, KISOS 6.51%, others 9.94%; seats by party - AKEL (Communist)
20, DISY 19, DIKO 9, KISOS 4, others 4; Turkish Cypriot area: Assembly of
the Republic - percent of vote by party - UBP 40.3%, DP 22.6%, TKP 15.4%,
CTP 13.4%, UDP 4.6%, YBH 2.5%, BP 1.2%; seats by party - UBP 24, DP 13,
TKP 7, CTP 6 elections: Greek Cypriot area: last held 27 May 2001 (next
to be held NA Ma