Cipro Governo Profilo 2008

Capitale

nome: Nicosia (Lefkosia)
coordinate geografiche: 35 10 N, 33 22 E
differenza di tempo: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

Indipendenza

16 Agosto 1960 (from UK); note - Turkish Cypriots proclaimed self-rule on 13 Febbraio 1975 and independence in 1983, but these proclamations are only recognized by Turkey

Festa nazionale

Giorno Di Indipendenza, 1 Ottobre (1960); note - Turkish Cypriots celebrate 15 Novembre (1983) as Giorno Di Indipendenza

Costituzione

16 Agosto 1960
note: from Dicembre 1963, the Turkish Cypriots no longer participated in the government; negotiations to create the basis for a new or revised constitution to govern the island and for better relations between Greek and Turkish Cypriots have been held intermittently since the mid-1960s; in 1975, following the 1974 Turkish intervention, Turkish Cypriots created their own constitution and governing bodies within the "Turkish Federated State of Cyprus," which became the "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC)" when the Turkish Cypriots declared their independence in 1983; a new constitution for the "TRNC" passed by referendum on 5 Maggio 1985, although the "TRNC" remains unrecognized by any country other than Turkey

Suffragio

18 anni; universal

Ramo esecutivo

capo dello stato: Presidente Dimitris CHRISTOFIAS (da allora 28 February 2008); note - the president is both the capo dello stato and capo di governo; post of vice president is currently vacant; under the 1960 constitution, the post is reserved for a Turkish Cypriot
capo di governo: Presidente Dimitris CHRISTOFIAS (da allora 28 February 2008)
cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed jointly by the president and vice president
elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term; election last held 17 and 24 February 2008 (next to be held in February 2013)
election results: Dimitris CHRISTOFIAS elected president; percent of vote (first round) - Ioannis KASOULIDIS 33.5%, Dimitris CHRISTOFIAS 33.3%, Tassos PAPADOPOULOS 31.8%; (second round) Dimitris CHRISTOFIAS 53.4%, Ioannis KASOULIDIS 46.6%
note: Mehmet Ali TALAT became "president" of the "TRNC", 24 April 2005, after "presidential" elections on 17 April 2005; results - Mehmet Ali TALAT 55.6%, Dervis EROGLU 22.7%; Ferdi Sabit SOYER is "TRNC prime minister" and heads the Council of Ministers (cabinet) in coalition with "Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister" Turgay AVCI