Democratic Party (Northern Cyprus)

Democratic Party (Northern Cyprus)
Democratic Party
Demokrat Parti
Leader Serdar Denktaş
Founded 1992
Headquarters Nicosia, Northern Cyprus
Ideology Liberal conservatism
Political position Center right
International affiliation None
European affiliation None
Official colors Red, White, Green
Parliament:
5 / 50
Website
www.demokratparti.net
Politics of North Cyprus
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The Democratic Party (Turkish: Demokrat Parti, DP) is a center-right conservative political party in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. President of the party is Serdar Denktaş, son of the ex-president Rauf Denktaş.

At the legislative elections for the Assembly of the Republic on 20 January 2005, the party won 13.5 % of the popular vote and 6 out of 50 seats. Its candidate, Mustafa Arabacıoğlu, won 13.3 % of the votes in the Northern Cyprus presidential elections on 17 April 2005. At the last legislative elections on 19 April 2009 the DP won 5 out of 50 seats and 10.7% of the popular vote.

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