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Turkish Cypriot Legislature Defies Erhurman, Changes Voting System Again

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The Turkish Cypriot legislature on Tuesday voted for the second time to alter the way in which legislative elections are held ahead of a likely election in December, defying Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman, who vetoed the law after it was passed through the legislature for the first time earlier this month. Tuesday’s vote abolished […]

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The “parliament” in the occupied territories “voted” to abolish horizontal “voting” (“mixed vote”), with an amendment to the “legislation” on “elections and referendums”, despite its initial rejection by the Turkish Cypriot leader, Tufan Erhürman. As reported by the occupied territories, in an extraordinary session of the “plenary assembly”, chaired by the “president” of the body, Ziya Öztürkler, “the amendment was approved with 28 votes in favo…

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The TRNC Parliament has once again approved the amendment to the Election and Referendum Law, which was sent back to the parliament by President Tufan Erhürman for reconsideration and which foresees the abolition of the mixed voting system. With the amendment passing the General Assembly once again today, the mixed voting system has been abolished in the TRNC.

The TRNC Republican Assembly has readopted the amendment to the Electoral and Referendum Act, which provides for the abolition of the mixed voting system, sent to parliament for renegotiation by President Tufan Erhürman.

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The TRNC Republican Assembly has readopted the amendment to the Electoral and Referendum Act, which abolishes the mixed voting system returned by President Tufan Erhürman. In the TRNC, the mixed voting system was abolished; Prime Minister Unal Üstel demanded that the arrangement be passed before the December 6 elections.

The Election and Referendum (Amendment No: 2) Law, which includes the abolition of mixed voting and was reconsidered in the General Assembly of Parliament, passed with the votes of the deputies belonging to the government and the New Democracy Party.

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YENİDÜZEN broke the news on Tuesday, September 29, 2026.
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