Inside Europe: Election candidate spans the Cypriot divide
Politics
Sira Thierij
May 17, 2019
Cyprus has been divided for more than 40 years between its Turkish and Greek Cypriot halves. The peace process has long been abandoned. But the European elections might help bring both sides closer together. For the first time, a Turkish Cypriot candidate is campaigning with a major Greek Cypriot party – and his chances of winning a seat in the European Parliament are high. Sira Thierij has more.