Communal Democracy Party

Communal Democracy Party
Leader Cemal Özyiğit
Founded May 2007
Merger of TKP and BDH
Headquarters North Nicosia, Northern Cyprus
Ideology Social democracy[1][2]
United Cyprus[1]
Political position Centre-left
International affiliation Socialist International (consultative)
Colours Red, Blue, White
Parliament:
3 / 50
Municipalities:
1 / 28
Website
tdpkibris.org

The Communal Democracy Party (Turkish: Toplumcu Demokrasi Partisi, TDP) is a social-democratic political party in the de facto Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.[3] The party came into being in May 2007 as a merger of the Peace and Democracy Movement with the Communal Liberation Party.[3] At the 2009 legislative elections for the Assembly of the Republic in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, the TDP, in its first ever elections, won 2 out of 50 seats and 6.87% of the popular vote. In 2013, it took part in the interim Siber cabinet with three ministers. At the 2013 legislative elections, the party increased its share of the vote to 7.41% and its number of MPs to 3. The TDP currently holds the mayorship of the Nicosia Turkish Municipality with Mehmet Harmancı.

2015 Northern Cypriot Presidential campaign

On 13 March 2015, Mustafa Akıncı, a former member of the parliament from the party, successfully completed his application to run for presidency, and was endorsed by the Communal Democracy Party.[4]

During his campaign, he put his voice forward regarding the ghost town Varosha, which is a very lively topic regarding the Cyprus problem. It was possible to see that Akıncı favoured a settling approach to solve this problem. Regarding Varosha, Akıncı stated that, "Instead of living side by side a corpse let Varosha become a lively city where people live, contractors from both communities do business together and young people can find jobs".[5]

Akıncı subsequently went on to progress to the second round by receiving 26.94% of the votes in the first round, and was elected president in the second round with 60.5% of the votes.

The TDP became a consultative member of the Socialist International in November 2015.[6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Andrekos Varnava; Christalla Yakinthou (2011). Cyprus: Political Modernity and the Structures of Democracy in a Divided Island. The Oxford Handbook of Local and Regional Democracy in Europe. Oxford University Press. p. 469.
  2. ↑ Parties and Elections in Europe: The database about parliamentary elections and political parties in Europe, by Wolfram Nordsieck
  3. 1 2 Farid Mirbagheri, ed. (2009). Historical Dictionary of Cyprus. Scarecrow Press. p. 34. ISBN 978-0-8108-6298-2.
  4. ↑ "Akıncı adaylık başvurusunu saat 09.00'da yapacak". Retrieved 2015-04-04.
  5. ↑ "Akýncý: "Let Varosha become a lively town"". Retrieved 2015-04-04.
  6. ↑ http://www.socialistinternational.org/councils.cfm

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