Peace and Democracy Movement
Barış ve Demokrasi Hareketi
AbbreviationBDH
LeaderMustafa Akıncı
Founded2000
DissolvedMay 2007
Merged intoTDP
IdeologySocial democracy
Political positionCenter-left

The Peace and Democracy Movement (Turkish: Barış ve Demokrasi Hareketi) was a social democratic political party in the de facto Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. In the last legislative elections for the House of Representatives of Northern Cyprus - 20 January 2005 - the party won 5.8% of the popular vote and 1 out of the 50 seats in the assembly. The leftist current was very strong.

The last leader of BDH was Mustafa Akıncı, a deputy in TRNC Assembly of the Republic. In May 2007, it merged with the Communal Liberation Party to form the Communal Democracy Party.

See also

  • Category:Peace and Democracy Movement politicians


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