The People’s Party (HP), a member of the ruling coalition in the Turkish Cyprus, withdrew from the government on Oct. 6 ahead of presidential elections on Oct. 11, leading to government collapse.
Kudret Özersay, the deputy prime minister, decided to quit his position and the HP said they are withdrawing after Prime Minister Ersin Tatar announced he would be reopening the closed-off Varosha beachfront with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s blessing.
Turkish Cypriot leader’s plan is described as ‘serious violation’ of UN ceasefire agreement
The EU’s diplomatic chief has condemned plans by breakaway northern Cyprus to reopen the beach of an abandoned resort in no-man’s land as a “serious violation” of a UN ceasefire agreement on the divided island.
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