Turkish Cypriot poised to win seat in European parliament elections
(The Guardian Greece)

`Watershed´ moment for island as Niyazi Kizilyürek campaigns on reunification ticketA Turkish Cypriot candidate is set for the first time to win a seat in next month´s European parliament elections in what is already being hailed a watershed moment for the partitioned island.In a country riven physically and psychologically by ethnic division, polls show widespread support for Niyazi Kizilyürek, a prominent Turkish Cypriot academic who is being fielded by Akel, the main opposition leftist party in the Greek-controlled south. Continue reading...