Word: akel
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Dates: during 1960-1960
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...first President, Makarios will have to learn to get along not only with the British but with restive Cypriot factions. To avoid a disruptive election campaign, he has already allotted five of the 35 Greek seats in Parliament to the Communist AKEL, which has a 30% popular backing and is certain to prove a troublesome minority. Under terms of the London agreement that ended the fighting, the Turkish population (20% of Cyprus' 500,000 people) gets 15 Parliament seats and 30% of all civil service jobs. Last week the Turkish Cypriot leader, Dr. Fazil Kuchuk, threatened to delay...