Northern Cyprus parliamentary election

Turkish Cypriot main opposition Republican Turkish Party (CTP) leader and presidential candidate Tufan Erhürman has stated that a policy based on an approach that will not increase mutual tensions with Ankara is significant.

The current president of the Turkish Cyprus announced on Feb. 5 that he will contest the 2020 presidential election to be held on April 26.

Mustafa Akıncı told reporters in the capital Lefkoşa that he will run as an independent candidate.

The presidential election in Turkish Cyprus will be held on April 26, 2020.

The election bans will start on March 1, according to the statement made by Turkish Cyprus Supreme Election Board (YSK).

Four politicians announced the presidential candidacy.

Turkish Cypriot Foreign Minister Kudret Özersay has said that before the solution (in Cyprus) there should be a cooperation between the parties in the island and the region.

The National Unity Party (UBP) and the People's Party (HP) of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) agreed to form a coalition government, Turkish Agency Cyprus (TAK) reported on May 21.

The National Unity Party (UBP) of Prime Minister Hüseyin Özgürgün came out on top with 36 percent of the vote, ahead of the socialist Republican Turkish Party (CTP) at 21 percent, Turkish Cypriot media reports said, based on an unofficial near complete count.