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Turkish Cypriots vote in an election seen as a choice on deeper Turkey ties or closer EU relations
- On Sunday, Turkish Cypriot voters went to the polls in breakaway north Cyprus in a presidential vote seen as a test to revive reunification talks, with polls open from 0500 GMT to 1500 GMT and results expected late on Sunday.
- Long ago the island split after a 1974 invasion, and peace talks have been deadlocked since 2017, while Ersin Tatar backs a two-state solution supported by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan last month.
- Erhurman's win reflects a voter shift away from Tatar as Tufan Erhurman, president-elect, won a landslide with 62.76% against Ersin Tatar’s 35.81%, according to unofficial figures broadcast on BRT TV.
- The result immediately improves prospects for U.N.-led talks as Tufan Erhurman rejected claims he would abolish Turkey’s military intervention rights and warned Turkish Cypriots shouldn’t bear the brunt of another talks failure.
- Long-Term hurdles include limited recognition and heavy troop presence as only Turkey recognizes the north and maintains more than 35,000 troops, while the Greek Cypriot south alone enjoys full EU benefits and veto demands remain disputed.
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The north of Cyprus, a strategic island in the Eastern Mediterranean, holds presidential elections
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Turkish Cypriots vote in an election seen as a choice on deeper
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·Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Turkish Cypriots vote in an election seen as a choice on deeper Turkey ties or closer EU relations
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·Winnipeg, Canada
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Total News Sources74
Leaning Left24Leaning Right8Center18Last UpdatedBias Distribution48% Left
Bias Distribution
- 48% of the sources lean Left
48% Left
L 48%
C 36%
R 16%
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