Cypriot legislative election, 2001
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Legislative elections were held in Cyprus on 27 May, 2001. The Progressive Party of Working People (AKEL) won the most seats, but failed to win a parliamentary majority. The Democratic Rally, party of president Glafkos Klerides, came second.
AKEL's General Secretary Dimitris Christofias was elected House President.
[edit] Results
Parties | Votes | % | Seats |
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Progressive Party of Working People (Anorthotikon Komma Ergazomenou Laou) | 142,648 | 34.7 | 20 |
Democratic Rally (Dimokratikos Sinagermos) | 139,721 | 34.0 | 19 |
Democratic Party (Dimokratikon Komma) | 60,986 | 14.8 | 9 |
Movement for Social Democracy United Democratic Union of Centre '*Kinima Sosialdimokraton Eniaia Dimokratiki Enosi Kentrou) | 26,767 | 6.5 | 4 |
New Horizons (Neoi Orizontes) | 12,333 | 3.0 | 1 |
United Democrats (Enomeni Dimokrates) | 10,635 | 2.6 | 1 |
Fighting Democratic Movement (Agonistiko Dimokratiko Kinima) | 2.2 | 1 | |
Ecological and Environmental Movement (Kinima Oikologoi Perivallontistoi) | 2.0 | 1 | |
Maronite, Roman-Catholic and Armenian minorities | 3 | ||
Total (turnout 90.5% of 467,543 registered voters) | 410,987 | 100.0 | 59 |
Source: CNA |
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