The Democratic People's Party ( tr, Demokratik Halk Partisi) was a conservative political party in

Northern Cyprus Northern Cyprus ( tr, Kuzey Kıbrıs), officially the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC; tr, Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti, ''KKTC''), is a ''de facto'' state that comprises the northeastern portion of the Geography of Cyprus, isl ...

History

The party was established in 1979 by defectors from the

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led by Nejat Konuk.Vincent E McHale (1983) ''Political parties of Europe'', Greenwood Press, p114 The party began with five members of the National Council, and gained a sixth in 1981 when the Populist Party merged into it. The

1981 elections The following elections occurred in the year 1981. Africa * Central African Republic presidential election * Djiboutian presidential election * Egyptian presidential confirmation referendum * Rwandan parliamentary election * South African ...

saw the party reduced to only three seats due to voter dissatisfaction with the territory's conservative parties. The party's presidential candidate Husamettin Tanyar finished fourth with 4.8% of the vote. Following the election Konuk was elected Speaker. The party failed to win a seat in the

1985 elections The following elections occurred in the year 1985. Africa * 1985 Cape Verdean parliamentary election * 1985 Gabonese legislative election * 1985 Ivorian parliamentary election * 1985 Ivorian presidential election * 1985 Lesotho general elect ...

, and did not contest any further elections.

Ideology

The party claimed to hold

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principles, but was opposed to state intervention in the economy.McHale, p115

References

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