Cyprus holds parliamentary elections on Sunday
In total 658 candidates from 15 political parties as well as seven independents are to stand for 56 seats in these elections
NICOSIA, May 30. /TASS/. Cyprus is holding elections to the House of Representatives, the unicameral parliament of the country, on Sunday. The country’s main legislative body is elected for a five-year term.
Formally, the House of Representatives of Cyprus has 80 seats, of which 70% (56 seats) are held by the Greek Cypriot community of the island, and the remaining 30% (24 seats) go to the Turkish community. However, the latter has not taken part in elections to the Parliament of the Republic of Cyprus since 1964, and these 30% of the seats are considered vacant.
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