2020 Northern Cypriot presidential election
Presidential elections are scheduled to be held in Northern Cyprus on 11 October 2020. They were originally scheduled to take place on 26 April 2020,[1] but they were postponed in March 2020 for six months due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Northern Cyprus.[2]
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Electoral system
The President of Northern Cyprus is elected using the two-round system.[3] If no candidate receives a majority of the vote in the first round, a second will be held between the top two candidates.
Candidates
Declared candidates include:
- Mustafa Akıncı (Independent)
- Kudret Özersay[4] (Independent)
- Tufan Erhürman (CTP)
- Ersin Tatar[5] (UBP)
Opinion polling
First round
Polling firm | Date | Sample size | Akıncı TDP |
Tatar UBP |
Erhürman CTP |
Özersay HP |
Others |
Lead |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gezici | 8–10 February 2020 | 4,428 | 29.3 | 32.6 | 17.4 | - | 29.7 | 3.3 |
Gezici | 11–13 January 2020 | 3,264[6] | 28.8 | 34.2 | 17.4 | 8.3 | 14.2 | 5.4 |
Gezici | December 2019 | – | 28.2 | 33.9 | 19.7 | 10.5 | 7.7 | 5.7 |
Second round
Polling firm | Date | Sample size | Akıncı TDP |
Tatar UBP |
Lead |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gezici | 8–10 February 2020 | 4,428 | 46.9 | 53.1 | 6.2 |
Gezici | 11–13 January 2020 | 3,264[6] | 47.5 | 52.5 | 5.0 |
Gezici | December 2019 | – | 45.4 | 54.6 | 9.2 |
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References
- KKTC'de cumhurbaşkanlığı seçim yarışı hız kazanıyor Anadolu Ajansı, 06 February 2020
- KKTC’de Cumhurbaşkanlığı seçimleri 6 ay erteleniyor CNN Turkish, 17 March 2020
- Election for President IFES
- http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/top-diplomat-to-run-for-2020-turkish-cypriot-presidency-150794
- https://www.aa.com.tr/en/politics/turkish-cypriot-premier-to-seek-presidency/1706831
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