Cyprus (Greek) » Politics

Politics of the Republic of Cyprus takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Cyprus is both head of state and head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Federal legislative power is vested in both the government and the House of Representatives.

The Judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature. Cyprus is a divided island. Since 1974, the Greek Cypriot-led government (The Republic of Cyprus) has controlled the south two thirds, and the separatist Turkish Cypriot authorities the northern one-third.

The Government of the Republic of Cyprus has continued as the sole internationally-recognized authority on the island (NB the UK is also internationally recognized with respect to the SBAs), though in practice its power extends only to the Greek Cypriot-controlled area.