AKP’s attempt to control Northern Cyprus did not work, a unionist candidate, Akıncı, wins the elections…

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Akinci wins North Cyprus election

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Mustafa Akinci sweeps to victory in North Cyprus’ presidential elections after pledging renewed urgency in seeking a peace deal on the island.

High hopes for peace as Akıncı elected as new president of Turkish Cypriots

A leftist moderate promising to press for a peace deal in ethnically-split Cyprus swept to victory in the presidential election run-off in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) on April 26. Mustafa Akıncı, standing as an independent, won 60.3 percent of the votes.

With Akıncı’s election, a new era opens in Cyprus

The election of Mustafa Akıncı as the president of northern Cyprus will usher the island into a new and challenging phase.

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