Vice-President of the Republic of Cyprus

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The Vice-President of the Republic of Cyprus is the constitutionally designated second-highest office in the Cypriot state, originally reserved for a Turkish Cypriot representative with specific executive powers and responsibilities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf political office
vice-presidential office
appointmentMethod direct election by Turkish Cypriot voters (as originally designed)
associatedConflict Cyprus dispute NERFINISHED
constitutionalAim ensuring participation of Turkish Cypriots in state governance
constitutionalArticle provisions of the 1960 Constitution concerning the executive
constitutionalCommunity Turkish Cypriot community NERFINISHED
constitutionalCommunityRepresentation Greek Cypriot–Turkish Cypriot power-sharing arrangement
constitutionalFunction co-exercise of certain executive powers with the President
deputy to the President of the Republic of Cyprus
participation in the Council of Ministers
veto powers in specified fields
constitutionalGuaranteeType community-based power-sharing guarantee
constitutionalStatus constitutionally designated office
country Republic of Cyprus NERFINISHED
createdAlongWith President of the Republic of Cyprus NERFINISHED
deFactoStatus not exercised since the 1960s intercommunal crisis
deJureStatus continues to exist in the Constitution of Cyprus
electorate Turkish Cypriot voters
establishedBy Constitution of the Republic of Cyprus NERFINISHED
establishedIn 1960
executiveBranchRole member of the executive branch
governmentBodyMembership Council of Ministers of the Republic of Cyprus NERFINISHED
governmentSystemContext bi-communal Republic of Cyprus established in 1960
hasLanguageContext Greek
Turkish
hasPower specific executive powers
hasResponsibility specific executive responsibilities
hasSuccessionRole succession to presidential functions under specified conditions
legalSystem Cypriot constitutional law
officeHolderCommunityRequirement must be a Turkish Cypriot
officeNature ethnically designated executive office
officeStatusSince1963 vacant in practice
officeType non-ceremonial executive office
positionInGovernment Government of Cyprus NERFINISHED
rank second-highest office in the Cypriot state
reasonForVacancy withdrawal of Turkish Cypriot officials from the central government in the 1960s
relatedOffice President of the Republic of Cyprus NERFINISHED
reservedFor Turkish Cypriot community NERFINISHED
Turkish Cypriot representative
sharesPowerWith President of the Republic of Cyprus in certain domains
symbolizes political equality of the two communities in the 1960 constitutional order
termDefinedBy Constitution of the Republic of Cyprus NERFINISHED
termLength five years (as defined in the 1960 Constitution)
vetoPowerArea defence
foreign affairs
security

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Constitution of the Republic of Cyprus providesFor Vice-President of the Republic of Cyprus