Tatar win muddies way forward for Cyprus talks
Nationalist Ersin Tatar’s victory in the north’s “presidential” election last Sunday has stirred up a hornets nest of buzzing speculation about future prospects both for...
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Tatar sworn in as Turkish Cypriot leader (Updated)
Newly elected Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar was officially sworn in on Friday, at a ceremony attended by outgoing leader Mustafa Akinci. At a handing...
Polling stations close in north, results to start rolling in
Polling stations in the north closed at 6pm on Sunday while the counting of votes for the second round of the election for the new...
At last, the Cypriots are converging!
The one and only red line should be ending northern Cyprus’ dependence on Turkey By Christos Panayiotides For some years now, I have consistently...
Neck and neck in north’s second round
No certainty that Akinci will get all of Erhurman’s votes By Agnieszka Rakoczy Incumbent Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci and ‘prime minister’ Ersin Tatar, the...
Tatar touts triumph in first round as Akinci trails (Update 3)
Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Ersin Tatar pulled ahead of incumbent Mustafa Akinci in Sunday’s election in the north with 32.35 per cent to 29.84 per...
NGO urges TC to vote for candidate who will work for reunification
Bicommunal pro-unification group Unite Cyprus Now, called on Turkish Cypriots on Tuesday to vote for a candidate who will work for the unification of the...
Eleven hopefuls announce candidacy for ‘presidency’ in north
Eleven hopefuls on Friday officially announced their candidacies for the elections in the north for the new Turkish Cypriot leader. Among the candidates, four are...
Coronavirus: masks mandatory during Aglandjia vote on Sunday
The health ministry specified on Saturday that the use of masks was mandatory for those going to vote for the new Aglandjia mayor on Sunday....
Serdar Denktash announces run against Akinci in October election
Serdar Denktash has announced he will be running as candidate in the elections in October for a new Turkish Cypriot leader. Denktash, former head of...
Everything ready for Aglandjia elections
Everything is ready for the by-election of the Aglandjia mayor which will be held on Sunday, election commissioner Lambrini Gogaki announced on Friday. She stressed...
Christos Zannetou new Ayia Napa mayor
Christos Zannetou was elected Ayia Napa mayor on Sunday with 59 per cent of the votes in his favour. Zannetou, who served as deputy mayor,...
Brexit or Remain: an existential threat to the UK
By Andonis Vassiliades Since becoming the leader of the Conservative Party and another unelected prime minister in a row, the public presentation and transformation of...
‘Time to calm down’: Hong Kong protests simmer ahead of local elections
An uneasy calm settled over Hong Kong on Saturday as the city prepared to go to the polls for local elections seen as a referendum...
Akinci hits back at new criticism from Cavusoglu
Turkish Cypriots do not wish to become a minority of the Greek Cypriot community nor do they want an unhealthy and unbalanced relationship with Turkey,...
Rise of Canada separatist leader poses challenge for Trudeau
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s bid to win reelection next month appeared trickier than ever on Thursday after a campaign debate that was dominated by...
House mulls lowering MPs election age from 25 to 21
A BILL lowering the age to stand in parliamentary elections from 25 to 21 is to be tabled by the end of October, MPs heard...
Spain to hold snap election on Nov. 10 after party talks fail
Acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Tuesday called a snap election for Nov. 10, Spain’s fourth in as many years, after failing to secure support...
Parties reach consensus on vacant House seats
Political parties appear to have reached consensus on how a parliamentary seat should be assigned in the event it is vacated or not claimed, either...
Disy holds off making decision on candidate for Famagusta mayor
Ruling Disy on Monday said it had still not come to a decision on a candidate for Famagusta mayor after its top pick, a former...
