Presidential elections in Northern Cyprus: What did the world press say about Tatar’s victory?



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A person waving flags of Turkey and TRNC

Northern Cyprus in the second round of the National Unity Party candidate Ersin Tatar won the presidential election, foreign press, “Turkey won the candidate backed by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan,” was held under the title.

The French agency AFP wrote that Tatar, whom it described as a right-wing nationalist, was surprised by the outcome of the elections, which he won by a small margin.

AFP, Tatar who since the solution of two states in Cyprus, during the electoral race, while the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, clearly stated that support for the Tatars caused controversy.

Reuters of the election results, as will be effective in the Cyprus talks, with Turkey, Greece and the eastern Mediterranean between Cyprus in the discussions on sovereignty that would affect said.

Reuters stressed that Tatar’s rival, President Mustafa Akıncı, had strained relations with Ankara and that Akıncı was in favor of the island’s unification.

The Guardian newspaper published in England, “an extreme right” that he describes as the Tartars, noted that Turkey was in favor of establishing closer relations with.

Guardian “Republic of Northern Cyprus that one country, Turkey, has used counted power to be elected nationalist candidate. Earlier this month, Turkey’s President Erdogan took the response from the Tatars, the United Nations and the Union European to the jerks, the north of Varosha an announced that part of it will be opened. ” he continued.

Newspapers, Cyprus Kyrenia University of History and political science professor Hubert Faustmann said: “The result is a clear victory for Ankara. A great victory for those who want good relations with emerging countries and Turkey against the Resolution. Against being involved in Turkish affairs outside the island Those who supported reunification lost.

Bloomberg also announced the news with the headline “Erdogan-backed candidate won elections in Northern Cyprus.”

Speaking to the Financial Times, Fiona Mullen of Cyprus-based consultancy Sapienta Economics commented that the election of Tatar would not spell the end of attempts to resolve the Cyprus problem.

“Solving this problem in the interest of Turkey because it breaks relations with the EU.” Mullen said that, under Tatar’s leadership, it may be difficult to find a permanent solution to the problem, but an agreement can be reached “halfway” to resolve some specific problems and tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean.

The Kathimerini published in the Greek newspaper in the process of selecting the polarization in Northern Cyprus drew attention to continue to increase: “The leadership has a voice with the Turkish Cypriots who want to remain, the struggle between the Turkish Cypriots want to walk together with Turkey in past elections, he was also present, but the race is never less polarized.

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