“ The leader of the Republican Turkish Party and a consistent supporter of the reunification of Cyprus, Tufan Erhurman, won the presidential election in the self-proclaimed Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC). Source: The Guardian, Fast Forward, Bloomberg Details: According to the data announced by the Central Election Commission, Erhurman secured victory already in the first round, receiving 62.76% of the votes. His opponent, incumbent President Ersyn Tatar, won the support of 35.81% of voters. The turnout at the elections was 64.87%. The victory of Erhurman, a law professor and pro-European left-wing politician, is seen by analysts as a potential turning point for the island, which has remained divided since 1974. At that time, Turkish troops occupied the northern part of Cyprus in response to an attempted coup organized by the military junta in Athens with the aim of uniting the island with Greece. During his campaign, Erhurman promised to activate the stalled negotiations on reunification under the auspices of the UN on the basis of a federal model. In his victory speech, he called for unity among Turkish Cypriots, declaring that “there are no losers in this election” and vowing to be a president for all citizens. Unlike him, Tatar, who is closely related to the position of Turkey, insisted on a decision that involves the existence of two separate states. The election results caused mixed reactions in Turkey. Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz said that the elections demonstrated the maturity of the state and its voters, and assured the Turkish Cypriots of further support. At the same time, the leader of Turkish nationalists, Devlet Bahceli, an ally of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, called the results unacceptable. He called on the parliament of Northern Cyprus to meet immediately, reject the idea of returning to the federation and decide on joining Turkey. The President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulidis, congratulated Erhurman and said that he was looking forward to meeting him “as soon as possible”, confirming his readiness to resume substantive negotiations on reunification within the framework of the UN plan.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
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Details: According to the data announced by the Central Election Commission, Erhurman secured victory already in the first round, receiving 62.76% of the votes. His opponent, incumbent President Ersyn Tatar, won the support of 35.81% of voters. The turnout at the elections was 64.87%.
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The victory of Erhurman, a law professor and pro-European left-wing politician, is seen by analysts as a potential turning point for the island, which has remained divided since 1974. At that time, Turkish troops occupied the northern part of Cyprus in response to an attempted coup organized by the military junta in Athens with the aim of uniting the island with Greece.
During his campaign, Erhurman promised to activate the stalled negotiations on reunification under the auspices of the UN on the basis of a federal model. In his victory speech, he called for unity among Turkish Cypriots, declaring that “there are no losers in this election” and vowing to be a president for all citizens.
Unlike him, Tatar, who is closely related to the position of Turkey, insisted on a decision that involves the existence of two separate states.
The election results caused mixed reactions in Turkey. Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz said that the elections demonstrated the maturity of the state and its voters, and assured the Turkish Cypriots of further support.
At the same time, the leader of Turkish nationalists, Devlet Bahceli, an ally of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, called the results unacceptable. He called on the parliament of Northern Cyprus to meet immediately, reject the idea of returning to the federation and decide on joining Turkey.
The President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulidis, congratulated Erhurman and said that he was looking forward to meeting him “as soon as possible”, confirming his readiness to resume substantive negotiations on reunification within the framework of the UN plan.