Cypriot legislative election, 2006
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The 2006 legislative election in Cyprus has taken place on 21 May. On 8 February 2006, Andreas Christou, the Interior Minister, announced that the House of Representatives of Cyprus would be dissolved for weeks from the 13 April in order to allow a campaigning period.
[edit] Poll
A poll was conducted in February by Evresis:
| Party | Percentage (%) | Result in 2001 (%) |
| Progressive Party of Working People (AKEL) | 32.3 | 34.7 |
| Democratic Rally (DISY) | 31.4 | 34.0 |
| Democratic Party (DIKO) | 19.9 | 14.8 |
[edit] Results
487 candidates were presented by parties. Results read as follow:
| Parties | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Progressive Party of Working People (Anorthotikon Komma Ergazemenou Laou) | 131,066 | 31.1 | 18 | -2 |
| Democratic Rally (Dimokratikos Sinagermos) | 127,776 | 30.3 | 18 | -1 |
| Democratic Party (Dimokratikon Komma) | 75,458 | 17.9 | 11 | +2 |
| Movement for Social Democracy-EDEK (Kinima Sosialdimokraton Eniaia Dimokratiki Enosi Kentrou) | 37,533 | 8.9 | 5 | +1 |
| European Party (Evropaiko Komma) | 24,196 | 5.8 | 3 | +3 |
| Ecological and Environmental Movement (Kinima Oikologoi Perivallontistoi) | 8,193 | 2.0 | 1 | - |
| United Democrats (Enomeni Dimokrates) | 6,567 | 1.6 | 0 | -1 |
| New Horizons (Neoi Orizontes) | 0 | 0 | -1 | |
| Other parties | 10,298 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 421,087 | 100.0 | 56 | |
| Source: http://www.vouleftikes2006.gov.cy/index.aspx?ci=en-GB | ||||
[edit] See also
BBC News story on the result BBC Questions and Answers on the election
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