General elections were held in

Northern Cyprus Northern Cyprus ( tr, Kuzey Kıbrıs), officially the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC; tr, Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti, ''KKTC''), is a ''de facto'' state that comprises the northeastern portion of the Geography of Cyprus, isl ...

on 20 June 1976.

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of the

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was elected

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, with the National Unity Party also winning 30 of the 40 seats in the National Council.Vincent E McHale (1983) ''Political parties of Europe'', Greenwood Press, p133

Background

The

Turkish invasion of Cyprus The Turkish invasion of Cyprus began on 20 July 1974 and progressed in two phases over the following month. Taking place upon a background of intercommunal violence between Greek and Turkish Cypriots, and in response to a Greek junta-spo ...

in 1974 had led to the establishment of the Turkish Federated State of Northern Cyprus. A

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in June 1975 approved a new

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,McHale, p107 which provided for a presidential republic with a 40-seat unicameral National Council.

Results

President

National Council

References

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