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Cyprus
Population
Total population of Cyprus is 854,802 by 1st January 2017. 20.33% of the population is foreign. (Eurostat).
The median age of people in Cyprus is 34.88 which is less than the European average of 40.36 (UN Data).
Political Parties
The most recent parliamentary elections were held in May 2016. The prominent parties, vote shares in these elections and their orientations are as follows (Parlgov):
|
Party Name |
Vote Share |
Ideological Orientation |
|
Democratic Rally |
30.69 |
Conservative |
|
Progressive Party of Working People |
25.67 |
Communist/Socialist |
|
Democratic Party |
14.49 |
Conservative |
|
Movement for Social Democracy EDEK |
6.18 |
Social democracy |
|
Citizen's Alliance |
6.01 |
Social democracy |
|
Solidarity Movement |
5.24 |
Right-wing |
|
Ecological and Environmental Movement |
4.81 |
Green/Ecologist |
|
National Popular Front |
3.71 |
Right-wing |
|
Animal Party Cyprus |
1.16 |
Special issue |
Electoral System
The electoral system used in Cyprus is List PR using open list. Voter turnout in 2016 was 66.74% (idea.int).
Quality of Democracy
Quality of democracy score by Freedom House is 1 out of 7 where 1 is most free and 7 is least free. According to Transparency International, Cyprus is 42nd least corrupted among 180 countries with score 57 out of 100.
Gender Equality
Currently, 13% of the parliamentarians are women although there is no legislated quota for female candidates. (idea.int)