New scepticism marks Cyprus elections that are met with apathy as island faces economic perils

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For Turkish Cypriots, it’s election, what election?

AFP – In the coffee shops of Kyrenia, a picturesque Mediterranean harbour in the Turkish-held north, most people don’t even know the candidates’ names in Sunday’s election for the island’s new Greek Cypriot president. Many of the clientele are mainland Turks on holiday or British pensioners.