In the second round of presidential elections held in Northern Cyprus, according to unofficial results, Ersin Tatar, the candidate of the National Unity Party (UBP), was elected president with 51.74 percent of the votes. Akinci won 48.26 percent of the votes. Making a statement behind these results, Akıncı stated that he left politics.
Describing the election results as ‘the end of his 45 years of political life’ in his first statement, Akıncı said: “We had an abnormal election process. I congratulate Tatar, I wish success. I congratulate those who played a role in these results. These results are 45 years old.” political is the end of my life. Good luck to our people. “
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