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## Ministries

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The Ministers form the Council of Ministers, including other members who may not be listed, which is an independent collective body with independent powers. In bold is listed a Ministry that was not an original ministry, but created after London and Zürich Agreements.[1]

1. Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment, Minister: Petros Xenophontos
2. Ministry of Energy, Commerce and Industry, Minister: Giorgos Papanastasiou
3. Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works, Minister: Alexis Vafiades
4. Ministry of Defence, Minister: Vasilis Palmas
5. Ministry of Education and Culture, Minister: Dr Athena Michaelidou
6. Ministry of Finance, Minister: Makis Keravnos
7. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Minister: Constantinos Kombos
8. Ministry of Health, Minister: Popi Kanari
9. Ministry of Interior, Minister: Constantinos Ioannou
10. Ministry of Justice and Public Order, Minister: Anna Prokopiou
11. Ministry of Labour and Social Insurance, Minister: Yiannis Panayiotou[1][2]

### Deputy Ministries

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1. Deputy Ministry of Shipping, Deputy Minister: Marina Hadjimanoli
2. Deputy Ministry of Tourism, Deputy Minister: Costas Koumis
3. Deputy Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy, Deputy Minister: Nicodemos Damianou
4. Deputy Ministry of Social Welfare, Deputy Minister: Marilena Evangelou
5. Deputy Ministry of Culture, Deputy Minister: Vasiliki Kassianidou[2]

## Legislative branch

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The House of Representatives (Greek: Βουλή των Αντιπροσώπων, romanized: Voulḗ tōn Antiprosṓpōn; Turkish: Temsilciler Meclisi) has 59 members elected for a five-year term: 56 Greek Cypriot members chosen by proportional representation and 3 observer members representing the Maronite, Latin Catholic and Armenian minorities. 24 seats are allocated to the Turkish community, but are currently vacant.[3]

## Political parties and elections

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For other political parties, see List of political parties in Cyprus. An overview on elections and election results is included in Elections in Cyprus.

### Latest elections

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#### President

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Main article: 2023 Cypriot presidential election

Candidate| Party| First round| Second round

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Votes| %| Votes| %
| Nikos Christodoulides| Independent[a]| 127,309| 32.04| 204,867| 51.97
| Andreas Mavroyiannis| Independent[b]| 117,551| 29.59| 189,335| 48.03
| Averof Neofytou| Democratic Rally| 103,748| 26.11|
| Christos Christou| National Popular Front| 23,988| 6.04|
| Achilleas Demetriades| Independent[c]| 8,137| 2.05|
| Constantinos Christofides| New Wave – The Other Cyprus| 6,326| 1.59|
| Georgios Colocassides| Independent| 5,287| 1.33|
| Alexios Savvides| Independent| 2,395| 0.60|
| Charalampos Aristotelous| Independent| 866| 0.22|
| Celestina de Petro| Independent| 575| 0.14|
| Andronicos Zervides| Independent| 341| 0.09|
| Ioulia Khovrina Komninou| United Cyprus Republican Party| 330| 0.08|
| Andreas Efstratiou| Independent| 299| 0.08|
| Loukas Stavrou| National Communitarian Reconstruction| 165| 0.04|
Total| 397,317| 100.00| 394,202| 100.00
Valid votes| 397,317| 98.27| 394,202| 96.95
Invalid votes| 5,333| 1.32| 8,428| 2.07
Blank votes| 1,671| 0.41| 3,986| 0.98
Total votes| 404,321| 100.00| 406,616| 100.00
Registered voters/turnout| 561,273| 72.04| 561,273| 72.45
Source: Central Electoral Service, Central Electoral Service

#### Parliament

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Main article: 2021 Cypriot legislative election

Party| Votes| %| Seats| +/–
| Democratic Rally| 99,328| 27.77| 17| –1
| Progressive Party of Working People| 79,913| 22.34| 15| –1
| Democratic Party| 40,395| 11.29| 9| 0
| National Popular Front| 24,255| 6.78| 4| +2
| Movement for Social Democracy–Citizens' Alliance| 24,022| 6.72| 4| –2
| Democratic Front| 21,832| 6.10| 4| New
| Movement of Ecologists – Citizens' Cooperation| 15,762| 4.41| 3| +1
| Active Citizens – United Cypriot Hunters Movement| 11,712| 3.27| 0| New
| Generation Change| 10,095| 2.82| 0| New
| Solidarity Movement| 8,254| 2.31| 0| –3
| Famagusta for Cyprus| 5,596| 1.56| 0| New
| Awakening 2020| 4,839| 1.35| 0| New
| People's Breath| 4,585| 1.28| 0| 0
| Animal Party Cyprus| 3,593| 1.00| 0| 0
| Patriotic Coalition| 376| 0.11| 0| New
| Independents| 3,155| 0.88| 0| 0
Total| 357,712| 100.00| 56| 0
Valid votes| 357,712| 97.57|
Invalid votes| 6,826| 1.86|
Blank votes| 2,070| 0.56|
Total votes| 366,608| 100.00|
Registered voters/turnout| 557,836| 65.72|
Source: Ministry of Interior

#### European

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Main article: 2024 European Parliament election in Cyprus

Party| Votes| %| Seats| +/–

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| Democratic Rally| 91,316| 24.78| 2| 0
| Progressive Party of Working People| 79,163| 21.49| 1| –1
| Independent – Fidias Panayiotou| 71,330| 19.36| 1| New
| National Popular Front| 41,215| 11.19| 1| +1
| Democratic Party| 35,815| 9.72| 1| 0
| EDEK Socialist Party| 18,681| 5.07| 0| –1
| Volt Cyprus| 10,777| 2.92| 0| 0
| Democratic Alignment| 7,988| 2.17| 0| 0
| Movement of Ecologists – Citizens' Cooperation| 4,742| 1.29| 0| New
| Movement of Cypriot United Hunters| 4,603| 1.25| 0| New
| Animal Party Cyprus| 1,013| 0.27| 0| 0
| National Action Movement| 979| 0.27| 0| New
| Independent – Andronikos Zervides| 444| 0.12| 0| New
| Victory Movement| 389| 0.11| 0| New
Total| 368,455| 100.00| 6| 0
Source: https://live.elections.moi.gov.cy/

## Political pressure groups and leaders

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1. Cypriot Workers Union (Greek: Συνομοσπονδία Εργατών Κύπρου (Σ.Ε.Κ.))
2. Union of Cypriots (Greek: Ένωσις Κυπρίων; Turkish: Kıbrıslılar Birliği)
3. Revolutionary Trade Unions Federation (DEV-İŞ)
4. Pan-Cyprian Labour Federation or PEO (Greek: Παγκύπρια Εργατική Ομοσπονδία (Π.Ε.Ο.))
5. Eleftheria Citizens Initiative (Greek: Πρωτοβουλία Πολιτών Ελευθερία)

## Administrative divisions

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Map of the Districts in Cyprus

See also: Districts of Cyprus

The island is divided into 6 administrative divisions: Nicosia (Lefkosia), Limassol (Lemesos), Larnaca, Paphos, Famagusta (Ammochostos), and Kyrenia.[d]

## Exclaves and enclaves

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Cyprus has four exclaves, all in territory that belongs to the British Sovereign Base Area of Dhekelia. The first two are the villages of Ormidhia and Xylotymvou. Additionally there is the Dhekelia Power Station, which is divided by a British road into two parts. The northern part is an enclave, like the two villages, whereas the southern part is located by the sea and therefore not an enclave --although it has no territorial waters of its own.[4]

The UN buffer zone separating the territory controlled by the Turkish Cypriot administration from the rest of Cyprus runs up against Dhekelia and picks up again from its east side, off of Ayios Nikolaos (connected to the rest of Dhekelia by a thin land corridor). In that sense, the buffer zone turns the south-east corner of the island, the Paralimni area, into a de facto, though not de jure, exclave.

## See also

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* Cyprus
* Northern Cyprus
* List of ministers of communications and works of Cyprus
* List of ministers of labour and social insurance of Cyprus
* Corruption in Cyprus

## Notes

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1. ^ Supported by DIKO, EDEK, DIPA, Solidarity, Active Citizens – United Cypriot Hunters Movement and Animal Party Cyprus
2. ^ Supported by AKEL and Generation Change
3. ^ Supported by Famagusta for Cyprus
4. ^ Occupied area's administrative divisions include Kyrenia, all but a small part of Famagusta (Ammochostos), and small parts of Lefkosia (Nicosia) and Larnaca.

## References

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1. ^ a b "Secretariat Council of Ministers". www.cm.gov.cy. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
2. ^ a b "Council of Ministers Composition | Προεδρία της Κυπριακής Δημοκρατίας |". www.presidency.gov.cy (in Greek). Retrieved 2024-03-12.
3. ^ Ltd, DW Dynamic Works. "House of Representatives - Historical review". House of Representatives. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
4. ^ "Cyprus". Archived from the original on 2006-06-29. Retrieved 2006-06-15.

## Further reading

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* James Ker-Lindsay and Hubert Faustmann (eds.) (2009). The Government and Politics of Cyprus. Peter Lang. ISBN 978-3-03911-096-4. `{{cite book}}`: `|author=` has generic name (help)

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