Tatar announces re-election bid

Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar on Wednesday announced his intention to seek re-election next year.

Speaking to Turkish television channel A Haber, he said, “having achieved all I have achieved, I want to be president again in the next term.”

He added that he will seek the support of “various political parties in Cyprus” and added that he is “in good health”.

“I have been in office for about four years, and I have achieved many things. Our contacts continue,” he said.