Rauf Denktaş

General elections were held in Northern Cyprus on 20 June 1976.

[1] Rauf Denktaş of the National Unity Party was elected President, with the National Unity Party also winning 30 of the 40 seats in the National Council.

[2] The Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974 had led to the establishment of the Turkish Federated State of Northern Cyprus.

A referendum in June 1975 approved a new constitution,[3] which provided for a presidential republic with a 40-seat unicameral National Council.