Mustafa Akinci storms to victory as leader of Turkish Cypriots

Mustafa Akinci storms to victory as leader of Turkish Cypriots

Winning just over 60 percent of the votes, Mustafa Akinci has been elected the "new leader of Turkish Cypriots":http://www.euronews.com/2015/04/26/le.... The 67-year old beat incumbant conservative Dervis Eroglu. Akinci, a leftist moderate, was standing as an independent candidate. He campaigned on the promise of pushing for a peace deal on Cyprus, when talks resume in May 2015. In his victory speech, Akinci promised change: … READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2015/04/27/mu... What are the top stories today? Click to watch:    • Top Stories   euronews: the most watched news channel in Europe Subscribe! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... euronews is available in 13 languages:    / euronewsnetwork   In English: Website: http://www.euronews.com/news Facebook:   / euronews   Twitter:   / euronews   Google+: http://google.com/+euronews VKontakte: http://vk.com/en.euronews