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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8607

16 December 2003
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/cyprus
Rauf Denktash, having lost his majority, calls for a government of national unity - European Commission wants to see rapid relaunch of negotiations to prepare for reunification

Brussels, 15/12/2003 (Agence Europe) - Following elections in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Rauf Denktash called on Monday for the formation of a government of national unity. The Cypriot leader is reported in Reuters as saying the best thing would be for the parties to form a single government, adding that if they did not do so in the next two months, new elections would have to be organised. He said his supporters and opponents stood neck and neck, with half of the population...

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