May 27, 2012
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Turkish Cypriot leader launches re-election bid
7 March 2010 / TODAY'S ZAMAN WITH WIRES, İSTANBUL
Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat has declared his candidacy in next month's presidential election in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC.)
Talat on Saturday launched his campaign for the Apr. 18 poll in a speech to supporters at a rally in Lefkoşa.
Cyprus was divided into a Greek Cypriot south and a Turkish Cypriot north in 1974 when Turkey intervened by using its guarantorship rights after a coup by supporters of union with Greece.
President Talat and Greek Cypriot leader Dimitris Christofias, have been holding reunification talks for the past 18 months, with only marginal progress.
Opinion polls show Talat trailing to a hardline rival candidate, but he is closing the gap.
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