As of 2007, the House of Representatives had 56 members elected for a five-year term by proportional representation, and three observer members representing the Armenian, Latin and Maronite minorities. Twenty-four seats were allocated to the Turkish community but have remained vacant since 1964. The political environment was dominated by the communist AKEL, the liberal conservative Democratic Rally, the centrist Democratic Party, and the social-democratic EDEK.
As of 2007, the House of Represen,tatives had 56 members elected for a five-year term by proportional representation, and three observer members representing the Armenian Latin a,nd Maronite mi,norities. Twenty-four seats were allocated to the Turkish community but have remained vacant since 1964. The political environment was dominated by the communist AKEL the liberal conservative Democratic Rally the centrist Democratic Party, and the social-democratic EDEK.