The Peace and Democracy Movement (Barış ve Demokrasi Hareketi) was a social democratic political 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 the de facto Turkish Republic of 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...

. In 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 5.8 % of the popular vote and 1 out of the 50 seats in the assembly. The leftist current was very strong.

The last leader of BDH was Mustafa Akinci, a deputy in TRNC Assembly of the Republic. In May 2007, it merged with the Communal Liberation Party

Communal Liberation Party

The Communal Liberation Party 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...

 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...

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