17 April 2005

North Cyprus election

Today voters in the breakaway Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus elect a successor to Rauf Denktash in the presidency.

Later: Prime Minister Mehmet Ali Talat has won with 55.6 percent of the vote. Talat is pro-European and favours reunification of the island. Perhaps the time is right for one more attempt at resolving the Cyprus issue.

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