Parliamentary elections were held in
Cyprus
Cyprus (), officially the Republic of Cyprus, is an island country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Situated in West Asia, its cultural identity and geopolitical orientation are overwhelmingly Southeast European. Cyprus is the List of isl ...
on 27 May 2001. The result was a victory for
AKEL
The Progressive Party of Working People (, , ΑΚΕΛ or AKEL; ) is a Marxist–LeninistHelena Smith, Cyprus gets ready for a communist 'takeover''The Guardian 2008 communist party in Cyprus.
AKEL is one of the two major parties in Cyprus, and ...
, which won 20 of the 56 seats. Voter turnout was 91.8%.
[Nohlen & Stöver, p443]
Results
References
{{Cypriot elections
2001 in Cyprus
2000s in Cypriot politics
Cyprus
Cyprus (), officially the Republic of Cyprus, is an island country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Situated in West Asia, its cultural identity and geopolitical orientation are overwhelmingly Southeast European. Cyprus is the List of isl ...
Legislative elections in Cyprus
May 2001 in Europe