Communal Liberation Party
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The Communal Liberation Party (Toplumcu Kurtuluş Partisi) was a progressive political party
in Northern Cyprus
.
At the last legislative elections
for the House of Representatives of Northern Cyprus - 20 January 2005, the party won 2.4 % of the popular vote and 0 out of 50 seats. Its candidate, Hüseyin Angolemli attained at the Northern Cyprus presidential elections
of 17 April 2005, 1.1 % of the votes.
In May 2007, it merged with the Peace and Democracy Movement
to form the Communal Democracy Party
.
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in Northern Cyprus
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Northern Cyprus or North Cyprus , officially the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus , is a self-declared state that comprises the northeastern part of the island of Cyprus...
.
At the last legislative elections
Elections in Cyprus
Elections in Cyprus gives information on election and election results in Cyprus.Cyprus elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The election of the President is direct, by universal suffrage and secret ballot. Voting is compulsory and every citizen over the...
for the House of Representatives of Northern Cyprus - 20 January 2005, the party won 2.4 % of the popular vote and 0 out of 50 seats. Its candidate, Hüseyin Angolemli attained at the Northern Cyprus presidential elections
Northern Cyprus presidential election, 2005
Presidential elections were held in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus on Sunday April 17, 2005. It followed parliamentary elections in the internationally unrecognised country on February 20, which had been won by the pro-unification Republican Turkish Party .It is traditional in Turkish...
of 17 April 2005, 1.1 % of the votes.
In May 2007, it merged with the Peace and Democracy Movement
Peace and Democracy Movement
The Peace and Democracy Movement was a social democratic political party in the de facto Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. In the last legislative elections for the House of Representatives of Northern Cyprus - 20 January 2005 - the party won 5.8 % of the popular vote and 1 out of the 50 seats...
to form the Communal Democracy Party
Communal Democracy Party
The Communal Democracy Party is a centre-left, social democratic, political party in the de facto Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus which came into being in May 2007 as a merger of the Peace and Democracy Movement with the Communal Liberation Party...
.