Wild, confusing/embarrassing thread: "Turkish Cypriots are considered EU citizens and have the right to run and vote in European elections, even though under the current constitution they cannot participate in parliamentary ballots in the south."https://www.france24.com/en/20190526-cyprus-elects-first-turkish-cypriot-mep?fbclid=IwAR2nI6WtR86Pe2U46p42O43Je1FWbrYd1l8A-x8UGieA_LOr9K2A18N14LY …
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Turkish Cypriots residents in the TRNC cannot vote for (vice) president or parliament in the South but can vote in the EU elections. This is the embarrassing mess we are in. Welcome to the complexities of the Middle East, civil war, post-colonialism.
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The reason for this [one of many ofc] is that in 1964 the T/C MPs left parliament permanently. As per the constitution of Cyprus there were specific MPs that had to be T/C and could only be voted for by T/Cs Cypriots [so ethnoreligious groupings were/are constitutionally upheld].
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Just wanna end this on a positive note — good news! "[Niyazi Kizilyurek's] election was of paramount importance [...] because he was the first Turkish Cypriot to be elected but because he was elected by both Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots."https://cyprus-mail.com/2019/05/27/turkish-cypriot-mep-hails-bicommunual-cooperation/ …
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Also shout out to Islamophobes out there: keep getting mad!
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