Parliamentary elections were held in Northern Cyprus on 6 May 1990. The opposition

Republican Turkish Party The Republican Turkish Party ( tr, Cumhuriyetçi Türk Partisi, CTP) is a social democracy, social-democratic List of political parties in Northern Cyprus, political party in Northern Cyprus. The party was founded in 1970 by Ahmet Mithat Berberoğ ...

Communal Liberation Party The Communal Liberation Party (, TKP) was a left-wing political party in Northern Cyprus. History The TKP was established in 1976 by Alpay Durduran.Vincent E McHale (1983) ''Political parties of Europe'', Greenwood Press, p109 It won six of ...

, Democratic People's Party, Social Democratic Party and

New Dawn Party The New Dawn Party ( tr, Yeni Doğuş Partisi, YDP; also translated "New Birth Party" or "Rebirth Party") was a political party in Northern Cyprus. It represented the interest of Turkish settlers, and published the ''Yeni Doğuş'' newspaper. His ...

ran in an alliance known as the Party for Democratic Struggle to oppose the ruling National Unity Party (UBP).Nicos Trimikliniotis, Umut Bozkurt (2012) ''Beyond a Divided Cyprus: A State and Society in Transformation'', Palgrave Macmillan, p177 The UBP received 54.7% of the vote and won 34 of the 50 seats, whilst the DMP took the remaining 16 seats.

Results

Aftermath

Following the election, the 12 MPs who were members of the

and

started boycotting the Assembly of the Republic, claiming that

Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula in ...

had putting money into the election campaign to support the government.December's Parliamentary Elections In Northern Cyprus: Before And After (Aug 03)
ERPIC Following by-elections for the 12 vacant seats in October 1991, they were replaced in the Assembly by UBP members, who then held 46 of the 50 seats.

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