Constitution of the Republic of Cyprus 1960, as amended to 2019
Vice-President
  • English
    The State of Cyprus is an independent and sovereign Republic with a presidential regime, the President being Greek and the Vice President being Turk elected by the Greek and the Turkish Communities of Cyprus respectively as hereinafter in this Constitution provided. (Art. 1)
  • Greek
    Η Κυπριακή Πολιτεία είναι ανεξάρτητος και κυρίαρχος Δημοκρατία, προεδρικού συστήματος, της οποίας ο Πρόεδρος είναι Έλλην και ο Αντιπρόεδρος Τούρκος, εκλεγόμενοι αντιστοίχως υπό της ελληνικής και της τουρκικής κοινότητος της Κύπρου, ως εν τω παρόντι Συντάγματι ορίζεται. (Αρθρον 1)
  • Turkish
    Kıbrıs Devleti, başkanlık rejimine sahip bağımsız ve egemen bir cumhuriyettir; Cumhurbaşkanı Rum ve Cumhurbaşkanı Yardımcısı Türk olup bu Anayasada belirtildiği şekilde Kıbrıs'ın Rum ve Türk Cemaatleri tarafından seçilir. (Madde 1)
Vice-President
  • English
    1. …
    The Vice-President of the Republic is the Vice-Head of the State and takes precedence over all persons in the Republic next after the President of the Republic.
    … (Art. 36)
  • Greek
    1. …
    Ο Αντιπρόεδρος της Δημοκρατίας είναι ο Υπαρχηγός της Πολιτείας και προηγείται πάντων εν τη Δημοκρατία επόμενος τω Προέδρω της Δημοκρατίας.
    … (Αρθρον 36)
  • Turkish
    1. ...
    Cumhurbaşkanı Yardımcısı, Devlet Başkan Yardımcısıdır ve Cumhurbaşkanından sonra Cumhuriyetteki bütün şahıslara başkan yardımcılığı eder.
    ... (Madde 36)
Vice-President
  • English
    1. The election of the President and the Vice-President of the Republic shall be direct, by universal suffrage and secret ballot, and shall, except in the case of a by-election, take place on the same day but separately:
    … (Art. 39)
  • Greek
    1. Η εκλογή του Προέδρου και του Αντιπροέδρου της Δημοκρατίας είναι άμεσος διά καθολικής και μυστικής ψηφοφορίας και, πλην της περιπτώσεως αναπληρωματικής εκλογής, διεξάγεται την αυτήν ημέραν, αλλά κεχωρισμένως.
    … (Αρθρον 39)
  • Turkish
    1.Cumhurbaşkanı ve Cumhurbaşkanı Yardımcısının seçimi, evrensel oy hakkı ve gizli oylama ile doğrudan olacak ve bir yan seçim dışında, aynı gün ama ayrı ayrı gerçekleşecektir:
    ... (Madde 39)
Vice-President
  • English
    A person shall be qualified to be a candidate for election as President or Vice-President of the Republic if at the time of election such person-
    a. is a citizen of the Republic;
    b. has attained the age of thirty-five years;
    c. has not been, on or after the date of the coming into operation of this constitution, convicted of an offence involving dishonesty or moral turpitude or is not under any disqualification imposed by a competent court for any electoral offence;
    d. is not suffering from a mental disease incapacitating such person from acting as President or Vice-President of the Republic. (Art. 40)
  • Greek
    Πας τις δικαιούται να θέση υποψηφιότητα προς εκλογήν αυτού ως Προέδρου ή ως Αντιπροέδρου της Δημοκρατίας, εφ’ όσον κατά τον χρόνον της εκλογής:
    (α) είναι πολίτης της Δημοκρατίας,
    (β) συνεπλήρωσε το τριακοστόν πέμπτον έτος της ηλικίας αυτού,
    (γ) δεν έχει καταδικασθή κατά την ημέραν της ενάρξεως ισχύος του Συντάγματος ή μετ’ αυτήν δι’ αδίκημα ατιμωτικόν ή ηθικής αισχρότητος ή δεν έχει στερηθή της εκλογιμότητος κατόπιν αποφάσεως αρμοδίου δικαστηρίου ένεκα οιουδήποτε εκλογικού αδικήματος, και τέλος
    (δ) δεν πάσχη εκ διανοητικής νόσου καθιστώσης τούτον ανίκανον να ασκήση τα καθήκοντα του Προέδρου ή του Αντιπροέδρου της Δημοκρατίας. (Αρθρον 40)
  • Turkish
    Bir kişi, seçim anında bu kişi-
    ise, Cumhurbaşkanı veya Cumhurbaşkanı Yardımcısı olarak seçilmeye aday olacak niteliklere sahip olacaktır.Cumhuriyet vatandaşıdır;
    b.otuz beş yaşını doldurmuş;
    c.bu anayasanın yürürlüğe girdiği tarihte veya sonrasında, sahtekarlık veya ahlaki kargaşa içeren bir suçtan hüküm giymemiş veya yetkili bir mahkeme tarafından herhangi bir seçim suçu nedeniyle dayatılan herhangi bir diskalifiye kapsamında değildir;
    d. bu kişiyi Cumhurbaşkanı veya Başkan Yardımcısı olarak hareket etmekten aciz bırakan bir akıl hastalığından muzdarip değildir. (Madde 40)
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Constitution of the Republic of Cyprus 1960, as amended to 2015 (English), available in HeinOnline World Constitutions Illustrated Library (2019). Consolidated version as amended to 2019 not publicly available. According to Art. 3(1): "The official languages of the Republic are Greek and Turkish.”

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Constitution of the Republic of Cyprus 1960, as amended to 2019 (Greek).

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Constitution of the Republic of Cyprus 1960, as amended to 2019 (Turkish). In-house translation by UN Women (2020).

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For all provisions on jurisdiction and access, refer to Articles 137-151.
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Part II on Fundamental Rights and Liberties.
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Part II on Fundamental Rights and Liberties.
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Part II on Fundamental Rights and Liberties.
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Part II on Fundamental Rights and Liberties.