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2010 Northern Cypriot presidential election
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Turnout
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/2010_TRNC_Presidental_Elections_map.png/250px-2010_TRNC_Presidental_Elections_map.png) Map showing the winners by the
districts of Northern Cyprus
. Orange denotes districts won by Ero?lu, while dark red denotes districts won by Talat.
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Presidential elections were held in
Northern Cyprus
on 18 April 2010.
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The result was a victory for
Dervi? Ero?lu
of the
National Unity Party
, who received 50.38% of the vote in the first round. If no candidate had crossed the 50% threshold, a run-off would have been held on 25 April.
Background
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The
International Crisis Group
stated in an article titled
Cyprus: Reunification or Partition?
, published on 30 September 2009, that the upcoming elections in April 2010, were of critical importance to the then-ongoing negotiations between Talat and
Demetris Christofias
to find a solution for the
Cyprus dispute
. It was stated that the election results could have a defining impact on the future of the island and whether it would be reunited or divided.
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[3]
Candidates
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The two main candidates were the current President
Mehmet Ali Talat
from the
Republican Turkish Party
and the incumbent Prime Minister
Dervi? Ero?lu
from the
National Unity Party
(
Ulusal Birlik Partisi
, UBP). In the
parliamentary election the previous year
, the UBP had narrowly obtained enough seats to form a single-party government.
Talat supported the negotiations for a new plan to reunify the island (and had also been in favour of the
Annan Plan for Cyprus
) whereas his opponent supports a "two-state solution".
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The other five candidates (all of them
independent
) were:
[5]
Results
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Turnout was 70%. The count on election night proceeded as follows:
- 20% of the vote counted: Ero?lu at 48.9%, Talat at 43.7%
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- 32% of the vote counted: Ero?lu at 48.9%, Talat at 43.3%
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- 40% of the vote counted: Ero?lu at 49.2%, Talat at 43.3%
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- 48% of the vote counted: Ero?lu at 49.6%, Talat at 43.1%
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- 60% of the vote counted: Ero?lu at 49.7%, Talat at 43.0%
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- 96% of the vote counted: Ero?lu at 50.3%, Talat at 42.8%
[11]
According to final results, Dervi? Ero?lu got over 50% of the votes in the first round, meaning a runoff was not necessary.
Candidate
| Party
| Votes
| %
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| Dervi? Ero?lu
| National Unity Party
| 61,491
| 50.37
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| Mehmet Ali Talat
| Independent
| 52,302
| 42.84
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| Tahsin Ertu?rulo?lu
| Independent
| 4,648
| 3.81
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| Zeki Be?iktepeli
| Independent
| 1,986
| 1.63
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| Mustafa Kemal Tumkan
| Independent
| 964
| 0.79
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| Arif Salih Kırda?
| Independent
| 521
| 0.43
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| Ayhan Kaymak
| Independent
| 168
| 0.14
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Total
| 122,080
| 100.00
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Valid votes
| 122,080
| 97.43
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Invalid/blank votes
| 3,214
| 2.57
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Total votes
| 125,294
| 100.00
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Registered voters/turnout
| 164,072
| 76.37
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Source:
Sabah
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Aftermath
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Dervi? Ero?lu of the
right-wing
National Unity Party (UBP) said that he wanted to continue negotiation on the
reunification of Cyprus
: "My dream for a solution to the Cyprus problem continues. We will be at the negotiating table for an agreement that will continue the existence of our people in this land with honour."
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References
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