Landslide win for pro-EU Turkish Cypriot candidate raises hopes for peace

<p>Veteran leftwinger Tufan Erhürman wins after campaign on reviving stalled talks to reunify island</p><p>Turkish Cypriots have handed the pro-European leftwing leader Tufan Erhürman a resounding victory in a presidential poll likely to inject renewed vigour into the deadlocked peace process on Cyprus.</p><p>Erhürman, 55, who campaigned on reviving stalled UN-brokered talks to reunify the island, defeated the incumbent nationalist, Ersin Tatar, by nearly 27 percentage points – a landslide win that surprised even his most ardent supporters.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/19/turkish-cypriots-vote-in-pivotal-presidential-election-that-could-revive-peace-talks">Continue reading...</a>