North’s largest party’s congress endorses Tatar for re-election

The north’s largest political party the UBP’s party congress on Friday night officially endorsed Turkish Cypriot leader Ersin Tatar to be re-elected to the role when elections are held in October.

Party leader Unal Ustel convened the party congress at the party’s office in northern Nicosia’s central Sarayonu Square, and said after Tatar’s endorsement had been ratified that in the four and a half years since Tatar was elected to the role in October 2020, “he has not shied away from any sacrifice for the national cause”.