Election in Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus will determine whether peace talks to reunify island can be revivedVoters in Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus have been casting ballots in a presidential poll seen as pivotal to determining whether peace talks on the divided Mediterranean island can be revived.In an election watched closely by the international community, the 218,000-strong Turkish Cypriot electorate has a choice: to either support the nationalist incumbent, Ersin Tatar, who advocates a two-state solution to the complex Cyprus problem, or the leftwing veteran, Tufan Erhürman, who backs a return to UN-brokered peace talks. Continue reading...
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