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What does Erhurman’s win mean for Cyprus?

Turkish Cypriots went to the polls in the occupied northern part of Cyprus this weekend, electing a reportedly moderate candidate in Tufan Erhurman. His landslide victory, unseating hard-line incumbent Ersin Tatar, has led to cautious optimism that talks on the reunification of Cyprus could resume. Nektaria Stamouli, the deputy editor in chief of Kathimerini's English Edition and Politico's Eastern Mediterranean correspondent, joins Thanos Davelis as we break down the key takeaways from this election.

You can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here:

Turkish Cypriots elect moderate leader in crucial policy switch

Nicosia weighs Turkish-Cypriot leader change

Turkey pressing for Western fighter jets to claw back regional edge

Dozens arrested in OPEKEPE subsidy fraud bust across Greece

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