The three parties of the "coalition" will act together in the upcoming "municipal elections" on December 25 and will support joint candidates in the 18 "municipalities", the leaders of the KKE, PP and CA, Unal Ustel, Fikri Ataoglu and Erhan Arikli respectively, said.
According to the GMP, the T/C press writes today that speaking at a joint press conference with his two partners, Ustel said that these "elections" are very important for the "country" for the national cause, so they decided to act together.
He recalled that they proceeded with the opening of Varosha alongside the new policy based on the status of "two sovereign equal states in Cyprus" and that is why they attach importance to the "elections". Nearly one million people, he added, have visited Varosha so far, he added.
The "government", he continued, decided to act together in the "local elections", drew a road map and made reforms.
CA President Erhan Arikli said the three parties of the "national front" in the Turkish Cypriot political scene would ally in the local "elections". He said that in determining the candidates, they conducted a survey, compromised and announced the candidates, whom they will unconditionally support.
He also said that Famagusta is one of the most important "municipalities" and the opening of Varosha is one of the most important steps of their policy on Cyprus, adding that "someone who will implement and defend the national policy must win the elections."
"If someone who does not defend the national policy wins, Turkey and we will have a problem."
"If someone who does not defend the national policy wins, Turkey and we will have a problem. He announced that the alliance supports the candidacy of Erdal Ozjek for the "mayoralty" of occupied Famagusta.
Meanwhile, the online Bugun Kipris writes that Ankara's presidential regime, in order to continue new tensions in the enclosed Varosha, has mobilized the chairman of the CEC, Unal Ustel, to ensure that the right-wing parties unite around a single candidate in the upcoming "municipal elections" in Famagusta.
The publication reports that KIE's current "mayor" of occupied Famagusta, Ismail Arter, and former KIE member Cem Danan were forced to withdraw their candidacy in order to support Erdal Ozchenk.
Arter had announced his candidacy only the day before yesterday, saying that "I will finish my unfinished business", while Danana had announced his candidacy a long time ago, but did not receive support from the CEC leadership and resigned from the party.
The front page of the online Ozgur today also deals with the same issue, commenting on the withdrawal of Arter and Danan, writing that "they will sacrifice Varosha for the AKP".
It even reports that with the arrival of Turkey's new "ambassador" to the island, interference in the upcoming "municipal elections" has been accelerated because Ankara wants the KEK to win the Famagusta "municipality", which includes Varosha in its municipal boundaries.
The newspaper notes that Unal Ustel congratulated Cem Danan for "taking the decision to walk in full harmony with his party taking into account our foreign policy on Famagusta, which we conduct in common consensus with Turkey."
Reacting to the withdrawal of Arter and Danan's candidacies, Left Movement Secretary General Abdullah Korkmazhan noted the interference in Famagusta and the fact that there could be some provocation on the Varosha issue. He called on the "leftist forces" to unite in Famagusta.
Source: CNA
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