Northern Cyprus Presidential Election, 2005 - Results - Election Results

Election Results

As published by the Anatolia News Agency on April 18, 2005. Results are considered unofficial until published in the Official Gazette.

e • d Summary of the 17 April 2005 Northern Cyprus presidential election
Candidate Party Votes %
Mehmet Ali Talat Republican Turkish Party 55,943 55.6
Derviş Eroğlu National Unity Party (UBP) 22,869 22.73
Mustafa Arabacıoğlu Democrat Party (DP) 13,302 13.22
Nuri Çevikel New Party (YP) 4816 4.79
Zeki Beşiktepeli Independent 1728 1.72
Hüseyin Angolemli Communal Liberation Party (TKP) 1054 1.05
Zehra Cengiz Cyprus Socialist Party 439 0.44
Arif Salih Kırdağ Independent 306 0.3
Ayhan Kaymak Independent 168 0.17
Total (turnout 69.58%) 100,186 100
Source: Adam Carr

The Turkish Cypriot electoral commission put the turnout at 69.58% - a lower figure than previous presidential elections, which have always been over 80%. It led UBP leader Derviş Eroğlu to question the legitimacy of the election, pointing to the fact that so many voters had decided not to vote in protest.

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