Civil war erupts in north’s ruling party after Tatar’s election defeat
Daggers have been drawn inside the north’s largest political party the UBP in the aftermath of its former leader Ersin Tatar’s landslide defeat at this month’s Turkish ...
North’s largest party to be absent from New York amid rumours of rift with Tatar
The UBP, the north’s largest political party, will not send a delegation to this week’s enlarged meeting on the Cyprus problem in New York, amid rumours of a ...
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North ruling coalition ‘MP’ breaks ranks, calls ‘speaker’ election illegal
Turkish Cypriot ruling coalition party UBP ‘MP’ Yasemin Ozturk broke ranks with the coalition’s stance on last month’s ‘parliament speaker’ election, declaring that the three votes which the ‘...
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North ‘parliament’ in crisis after failing to elect ‘speaker’
The north’s ‘parliament’ was in crisis on Monday night after spending all day failing to elect a ‘speaker’.
The ‘speakership’ was up for re-election following the beginning of a ...
Delayed voting and plans for two-state solution mark UBP conference
Voting was delayed for over an hour while the focus remained on plans for a two-state solution to the Cyprus problem at the north’s largest party the UBP on ...
North’s largest party to decide leader on Saturday
The UBP, the largest political party in the north, will decide who its leader will be at its party conference on Saturday.
The party’s 21,000 members will be able to ...
Tacoy cries foul over voter registrations for UBP leadership
Turkish Cypriot politician Hasan Tacoy on Tuesday cried foul over the processes of voter registration for the leadership election taking place within his party and the north’s largest party ...
North ‘PM’ Ustel submits bid to retain party leadership
The north’s ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel on Monday submitted his candidacy to retain leadership of his party the UBP, promising “stability” should he win the forthcoming party leadership election.
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Tacoy promises to ‘dispel black clouds’ in UBP candidacy submission
Turkish Cypriot ‘MP’ Hasan Tacoy promised to “dispel the black clouds” in the north’s largest political party, the UBP, when he formally submitted his candidacy for its leadership on ...
UBP leadership candidate: If you were me, you wouldn’t say anything either
Kutlu Evren, one of the candidates for the leadership of the north’s largest political party the UBP who was reportedly summoned to the Turkish embassy’s residence and told ...
‘We haven’t met for two months’ – North ‘PM’ Ustel under pressure from backbenchers
Izlem Gurcag Altugra on Thursday night became second backbench ‘MP’ from the largest party in the north’s ruling coalition, the UBP, to offer harsh criticism for ‘prime minister’ Unal ...
UBP to hold party conference in September (Updated)
The UBP, the largest political party in the north, is set to hold its next party conference in September.
The move was announced on Saturday by party leader and ‘prime ...
UBP rules out party conference, promises investigation into rebels
The UBP, the north’s largest political party, ruled out the possibility of holding a party conference this year at the latest meeting of its party congress.
In a statement ...
Tacoy announces intention to run for UBP leadership
The north’s current ‘labour minister’ Hasan Tacoy announced on Tuesday his intention to challenge ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel for the leadership of the UBP.
Speaking in a televised interview, ...
UBP leader given 15 days to form ‘government’ in the north
Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Monday gave the newly elected leader of ruling National Unity Party (UBP) Faiz Sucuoglu the mandate to form a new ‘government’ within 15 days.
Sucuoglu, ...