Parliamentary elections were held in Northern Cyprus on 6 May 1990.David Lea (2001) A Political Chronology of the Middle East, Psychology Press, p33 The opposition Republican Turkish Party, Communal Liberation Party, Democratic People's Party, Social Democratic Party and New Dawn Party ran in an alliance known as the Party for Democratic Struggle to oppose the ruling National Unity Party (UBP).Nicos Trimikliniotis, Umut Bozkurt (2012) Beyond a Divided Cyprus: A State and Society in Transformation, Palgrave Macmillan, p177 The UBP received 54.7% of the vote and won 34 of the 50 seats, whilst the DMP took the remaining 16 seats.
Results
Aftermath Following the election, the 12 MPs who were members of the Republican Turkish Party and Communal Liberation Party started boycotting the Assembly of the Republic, claiming that Turkey had putting money into the election campaign to support the government.December's Parliamentary Elections In Northern Cyprus: Before And After (Aug 03) ERPIC Following by-elections for the 12 vacant seats in October 1991, they were replaced in the Assembly by UBP members, who then held 46 of the 50 seats.
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