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

ed Summary of the 27 May 2001 House of Representatives of Cyprus election results
Parties Votes % Seats
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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