The parliamentary elections in the Greek Cypriot side will be held on 21 May 2006.

Of course the election will be very competitive.

DISI, in particular, who is fed up of being the opposition, is planning to be in the lead and be the winning party. DISI Leader Nikos Anastasiades has already started his campaign.

The previous day the Greek Cypriot Interior Minister Andreas Hristu announced the election areas and the number of voters. There are 1,300 ballot centres and 6 election areas (Paphos, Limasol, Larnaca, Nicosia, Famagusta and Kyrenia). The Greek Cypriot parliamentary elections will cost 2.5 million Cyprus Pounds. This time no ballot boxes will be set up abroad.

According to the existing election law, the Assembly will be dispelled on 13 April, political parties will submit their candidate lists on 3 May, and on 5 May all election centres and ballot box numbers will finally be announced.

The first election results will be collected from the imaginary election area of Kyrenia, followed by Paphos. The party results from the other areas will be finalized between 21:00 and 22:00 hours. Towards the morning the names of those who have been elected as deputies will be identified. The counting will all be done by hand.

This year, Turkish Cypriots settled in South Cyprus and registered on the electoral roll will use their votes for the first time. Turkish Cypriot voters will be informed about the elections and how to use their vote through advertisements placed in local English language dailies and television and radio progammes that are prepared in Turkish.

In addition to the electoral list for the local elections, a further 30,000 people have also registered in the electoral list, thus increasing the total number of voters from 470,000 to 500,000.

The breakdown of "GREEK CYPRIOT SETTLERS" in this electoral list of 500,000 is approximately as follows:

Total "Greek Cypriot Settlers": approximately 230,000

According to the existing 1964 law, any Greek citizen who has done his military service in Cyprus automatically becomes a citizen of the Republic of Cyprus (Greek Cypriot). For years, there has been 1 Greek Regiment, 2 Battalions of Greek Commandos, and hundreds of Greek officers in the Greek Cypriot National Guard in Cyprus. These privates and army officers, whom change every two years, automatically become citizens. Most Greek Cypriots go to study in Greece, get married and return to Cyprus. Their partners also immediately become citizens.

The Ponthus Greek Cypriots and citizens of the former Soviet Republic were already made citizens soon after they came to the island in 1974. Opening their arms to the wealthy Christians, who fled the war in Lebanon, the Greek Cypriots also made them citizens. Whereas, according to EU norms, Kurds and citizens from third countries who seek asylum automatically become citizens.

The total number of "Greek Cypriot Settlers" is 230,000 and from this figure the number of people who will use their vote is approximately 160,000. In other words, 32% of the current total.

Without looking at themselves, Greek Cypriots automatically refer to our citizens who came to the TRNC from Turkey 30 years ago and have been living here ever since as "Settlers" and want them all to go back.

In that case, what will happen to its own settlers? Could someone please tell me.