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 28 June 1981.James Ker-Lindsay & Hubert Faustmann (2008) ''The Government and Politics of Cyprus'', Peter Lang, p167

Rauf Denktaş Rauf Raif Denktaş (27 January 1924 – 13 January 2012) was a Turkish Cypriot politician, barrister and jurist who served as the founding president of Northern Cyprus. He occupied this position as the president of the Turkish Republic of Nort ...

was re-elected President, whilst his

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remained the largest party in the National Council, although it lost its majority.

Results

President

Denktaş was also supported by the Turkish Union Party, the Social Justice Party and the National Goal Party.Vincent E. McHale (1983) ''Political parties of Europe'', Greenwood Press, pp118–129

National Council

References

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