EUROPE - Opposition wins Turkish Cyprus elections, Denktaş earns key role

EUROPE - Opposition wins Turkish Cyprus elections, Denktaş earns key role:

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The prime minister of the interim government, Sibel Siber,
casts her vote in Nicosia. AA Photo

The opposition Turkish Party-United Front (CTP-BG) has earned the majority of votes cast in the Turkish Cypriot elections held today.

The party, headed by Özkan Yorgancıoğlu, received 38 percent of the votes, followed by the National Union Party (UBP), which received 27 percent of the votes.

The list of Democrat Party-Nationalist Powers (DP-UG) led by Serdar Denktaş, son of the late former President Rauf Denktaş, came third with 21 percent and is likely to be key in changing the balance during the coalition negotiations."

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