Jasmine Movement
Political party in Cyprus
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The Jasmine Movement (Greek: Κίνημα Γιασεμί; Turkish: Yasemin Hareketi) is a political movement in Cyprus.
Jasmine Movement Κίνημα Γιασεμί Yasemin Hareketi | |
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| Founded | 2019 |
| Headquarters | Nicosia, Cyprus |
| Newspaper | Avrupa |
| Ideology | Socialism Left-wing nationalism Anti-imperialism Cypriotism Unitarism |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| European affiliation | None |
| House of Representatives | 0 / 56
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| European Parliament | 0 / 6
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| Municipal Councils | 0 / 478
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| Website | |
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Jasmine Movement was established by Afrika newspaper's chief editor Şener Levent.[1] It mainly consists of Turkish Cypriots struggling against Turkey and Turkish occupation of the north of the Island.[2] The movement supports a unitary solution concerning the reunification of Cyprus, but does not oppose a federal solution if the proposed plan will be a transitional stage to the unitary Cypriot state and not a springboard for separate states.[3]
In 2019, the Jasmine Movement participated in the European Parliament elections held in the areas controlled by the Republic of Cyprus. The movement received 1.70% of the countrywide vote,[4] and 23.57% of the Turkish Cypriot vote.[5] Also, it was the first in the political history of Cyprus to be participating in the European Parliament elections with a full list of only Turkish Cypriot candidates and received 72.11% of its votes from Greek Cypriot voters.[6] Union of Cypriots supported the Jasmine Movement in the elections,[7] as the organisation's president Oz Karahan was one of the six candidates in the movement's list.[8][9]
2019 European Parliament election candidates for the party
Şener Levent - Journalist, peace activist and the chief editor for Afrika newspaper[10]
Ibrahim Aziz - Journalist, researcher, political analyst and peace activist[10]
Oz Karahan - Political activist, peace activist and the current chairman of Union of Cypriots[10]
Leyla Hüseyin Kıralp - Journalist, author and peace activist[10]
Zeki Beştepeli - Economist and peace activist[10]
Faize Özdemirciler - Journalist, author and peace activist[10]