Eroglu commented on the municipal elections in the government-controlled area of the Republic of Cyprus Turkish Cypriot daily Gunes (20.12.11) reports that the Turkish Cypriot leader Dervis Eroglu commented yesterday on the municipal elections held on Sunday in the government-controlled area of the Republic of Cyprus. In statements yesterday after returning from his meeting with President Christofias within the framework of the Cyprus talks, Eroglu said he would not enter into detail on the issue “who won and who lost” the elections, because this is an “internal matter of the Greek Cypriots”.

 He claimed: “Only to tell you the truth is seems a little bit strange for us that they still nominate candidates for areas which are in the north. It is both strange and saddening”. Eroglu alleged that it is wrong to nominate candidates and hold elections for areas which are in the “TRNC”, as he called the area of the Republic of Cyprus which is under the occupation of the Turkish army since 1974. He argued: “This serves no other purpose than keeping alive the spirit of people being migrants and the use of these issues by some politicians. The Greek Cypriot side still continues its policies trying to keep alive the spirit of being a migrant. However, I think that it is meaningless for them to elect now mayors of Famagusta, Keryneia and Morfou?Therefore I want to once more say that this stance is not correct and that they act wrongly”.