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padding:0 0.5em 0 0;width:20%;" class="noprint">← <a href="/wiki/2005_Northern_Cypriot_presidential_election" title="2005 Northern Cypriot presidential election">2005</a></td> <td style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 1px;width:60%;" class=""><b>18 April 2010</b></td> <td style="text-align:right; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 0 0 0.5em;width:20%;" class="noprint"><a href="/wiki/2015_Northern_Cypriot_presidential_election" title="2015 Northern Cypriot presidential election">2015</a> →</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Turnout</th><td class="infobox-data">76.37%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td>  </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #FF7F00"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dervi%C5%9F_Ero%C4%9Flu_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img 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<tr> <th style="text-align:left">Percentage </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b>50.38%</b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center">42.85% </td></tr> </tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:2010_TRNC_Presidental_Elections_map.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/2010_TRNC_Presidental_Elections_map.png/250px-2010_TRNC_Presidental_Elections_map.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="118" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/2010_TRNC_Presidental_Elections_map.png/375px-2010_TRNC_Presidental_Elections_map.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/2010_TRNC_Presidental_Elections_map.png/500px-2010_TRNC_Presidental_Elections_map.png 2x" data-file-width="553" data-file-height="260" /></a></span><div>Map showing the winners by the <a href="/wiki/Districts_of_Northern_Cyprus" title="Districts of Northern Cyprus">districts of Northern Cyprus</a>. Orange denotes districts won by Eroğlu, while dark red denotes districts won by Talat.</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:left;"><b>President before election</b><br /> <p><a href="/wiki/Mehmet_Ali_Talat" title="Mehmet Ali Talat">Mehmet Ali Talat</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Republican_Turkish_Party" title="Republican Turkish Party">CTP</a> </p> </td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:right;"><b>Elected President</b> <br /> <p><a href="/wiki/Dervi%C5%9F_Ero%C4%9Flu" title="Derviş Eroğlu">Derviş Eroğlu</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/National_Unity_Party_(Northern_Cyprus)" title="National Unity Party (Northern Cyprus)">UBP</a> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Presidential elections were held in <a href="/wiki/Northern_Cyprus" title="Northern Cyprus">Northern Cyprus</a> on 18 April 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The result was a victory for <a href="/wiki/Dervi%C5%9F_Ero%C4%9Flu" title="Derviş Eroğlu">Derviş Eroğlu</a> of the <a href="/wiki/National_Unity_Party_(Northern_Cyprus)" title="National Unity Party (Northern Cyprus)">National Unity Party</a>, who received 50.38% of the vote in the first round. If no candidate had crossed the 50% threshold, a run-off would have been held on 25 April. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_Northern_Cypriot_presidential_election&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/International_Crisis_Group" title="International Crisis Group">International Crisis Group</a> stated in an article titled <i>Cyprus: Reunification or Partition?</i>, published on 30 September 2009, that the upcoming elections in April 2010, were of critical importance to the then-ongoing negotiations between Talat and <a href="/wiki/Demetris_Christofias" title="Demetris Christofias">Demetris Christofias</a> to find a solution for the <a href="/wiki/Cyprus_dispute" class="mw-redirect" title="Cyprus dispute">Cyprus dispute</a>. It was stated that the election results could have a defining impact on the future of the island and whether it would be reunited or divided.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Candidates">Candidates</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_Northern_Cypriot_presidential_election&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Candidates"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The two main candidates were the current President <a href="/wiki/Mehmet_Ali_Talat" title="Mehmet Ali Talat">Mehmet Ali Talat</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Republican_Turkish_Party" title="Republican Turkish Party">Republican Turkish Party</a> and the incumbent Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/Dervi%C5%9F_Ero%C4%9Flu" title="Derviş Eroğlu">Derviş Eroğlu</a> from the <a href="/wiki/National_Unity_Party_(Northern_Cyprus)" title="National Unity Party (Northern Cyprus)">National Unity Party</a> (<i>Ulusal Birlik Partisi</i>, UBP). In the <a href="/wiki/2009_Northern_Cyprus_parliamentary_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2009 Northern Cyprus parliamentary election">parliamentary election the previous year</a>, the UBP had narrowly obtained enough seats to form a single-party government. </p><p>Talat supported the negotiations for a new plan to reunify the island (and had also been in favour of the <a href="/wiki/Annan_Plan" title="Annan Plan">Annan Plan</a> for Cyprus) whereas his opponent supports a "two-state solution".<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The other five candidates (all of them <a href="/wiki/Independent_(politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Independent (politician)">independent</a>) were:<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mustafa_Kemal_T%C3%BCmkan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mustafa Kemal Tümkan (page does not exist)">Mustafa Kemal Tümkan</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Arif_Salih_K%C4%B1rda%C4%9F&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Arif Salih Kırdağ (page does not exist)">Arif Salih Kırdağ</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Zeki_Be%C5%9Fiktepeli&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Zeki Beşiktepeli (page does not exist)">Zeki Beşiktepeli</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ayhan_Kaymak&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ayhan Kaymak (page does not exist)">Ayhan Kaymak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tahsin_Ertu%C4%9Frulo%C4%9Flu" title="Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu">Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Results">Results</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_Northern_Cypriot_presidential_election&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Turnout was 70%. The count on election night proceeded as follows: </p> <ul><li>20% of the vote counted: Eroğlu at 48.9%, Talat at 43.7%<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>32% of the vote counted: Eroğlu at 48.9%, Talat at 43.3%<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>40% of the vote counted: Eroğlu at 49.2%, Talat at 43.3%<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>48% of the vote counted: Eroğlu at 49.6%, Talat at 43.1%<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>60% of the vote counted: Eroğlu at 49.7%, Talat at 43.0%<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>96% of the vote counted: Eroğlu at 50.3%, Talat at 42.8%<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>According to final results, Derviş Eroğlu got over 50% of the votes in the first round, meaning a runoff was not necessary. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"><caption></caption><tbody><tr><th scope="col" colspan="2">Candidate</th><th scope="col">Party</th><th scope="col">Votes</th><th scope="col">%</th></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#FF7F00"></td><td><a href="/wiki/Dervi%C5%9F_Ero%C4%9Flu" title="Derviş Eroğlu">Derviş Eroğlu</a></td><td><a href="/wiki/National_Unity_Party_(Northern_Cyprus)" title="National Unity Party (Northern Cyprus)">National Unity Party</a></td><td style="text-align:right">61,491</td><td style="text-align:right">50.37</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#DCDCDC"></td><td><a href="/wiki/Mehmet_Ali_Talat" title="Mehmet Ali Talat">Mehmet Ali Talat</a></td><td>Independent</td><td style="text-align:right">52,302</td><td style="text-align:right">42.84</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#DCDCDC"></td><td><a href="/wiki/Tahsin_Ertu%C4%9Frulo%C4%9Flu" title="Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu">Tahsin Ertuğruloğlu</a></td><td>Independent</td><td style="text-align:right">4,648</td><td style="text-align:right">3.81</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#DCDCDC"></td><td>Zeki Beşiktepeli</td><td>Independent</td><td style="text-align:right">1,986</td><td style="text-align:right">1.63</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#DCDCDC"></td><td>Mustafa Kemal Tümkan</td><td>Independent</td><td style="text-align:right">964</td><td style="text-align:right">0.79</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#DCDCDC"></td><td>Arif Salih Kırdağ</td><td>Independent</td><td style="text-align:right">521</td><td style="text-align:right">0.43</td></tr><tr><td style="width:0px;background-color:#DCDCDC"></td><td>Ayhan Kaymak</td><td>Independent</td><td style="text-align:right">168</td><td style="text-align:right">0.14</td></tr><tr class="sortbottom" style="font-weight:bold"><td colspan="3">Total</td><td style="text-align:right">122,080</td><td style="text-align:right">100.00</td></tr><tr class="sortbottom"><td colspan="5" style="color:black;background:#eaecf0"></td></tr><tr class="sortbottom" style="text-align:right"><th scope="row" colspan="3" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;color:inherit;background:inherit">Valid votes</th><td>122,080</td><td>97.43</td></tr><tr class="sortbottom" style="text-align:right"><th scope="row" colspan="3" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;color:inherit;background:inherit">Invalid/blank votes</th><td>3,214</td><td>2.57</td></tr><tr class="sortbottom" style="font-weight:bold;text-align:right"><th scope="row" colspan="3" style="text-align:left;background:inherit;color:inherit">Total votes</th><td>125,294</td><td>100.00</td></tr><tr class="sortbottom" style="text-align:right"><th scope="row" colspan="3" style="text-align:left;font-weight:normal;color:inherit;background:inherit">Registered voters/turnout</th><td>164,072</td><td>76.37</td></tr><tr class="sortbottom" style="text-align:right"><td colspan="5" style="text-align:left">Source: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.sabah.com.tr/dunya/2010/04/18/eroglu_onde">Sabah</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Aftermath">Aftermath</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_Northern_Cypriot_presidential_election&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Aftermath"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Derviş Eroğlu of the <a href="/wiki/Right-wing" class="mw-redirect" title="Right-wing">right-wing</a> National Unity Party (UBP) said that he wanted to continue negotiation on the <a href="/wiki/Reunification_of_Cyprus" class="mw-redirect" title="Reunification of Cyprus">reunification of Cyprus</a>: "My dream for a solution to the Cyprus problem continues. We will be at the negotiating table for an agreement that will continue the existence of our people in this land with honour."<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_Northern_Cypriot_presidential_election&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140510194005/http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/news-199432-102-turkish-cypriot-presidential-elections-to-be-held-april-18.html">"Today's Zaman, your gateway to Turkish daily news"</a>. 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href="/wiki/2020_Northern_Cypriot_presidential_election" title="2020 Northern Cypriot presidential election">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2025_Northern_Cypriot_presidential_election" title="2025 Northern Cypriot presidential election"><i>2025</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Assembly_of_the_Republic_(Northern_Cyprus)" title="Assembly of the Republic (Northern Cyprus)">Parliamentary elections</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1976_Northern_Cypriot_general_election" title="1976 Northern Cypriot general election">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_Northern_Cypriot_general_election" title="1981 Northern Cypriot general election">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Northern_Cypriot_parliamentary_election" title="1985 Northern Cypriot parliamentary election">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_Northern_Cypriot_parliamentary_election" title="1990 Northern Cypriot parliamentary election">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Northern_Cypriot_parliamentary_election" title="1993 Northern Cypriot parliamentary election">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Northern_Cypriot_parliamentary_election" title="1998 Northern Cypriot parliamentary election">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Northern_Cypriot_parliamentary_election" title="2003 Northern Cypriot parliamentary election">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Northern_Cypriot_parliamentary_election" title="2005 Northern Cypriot parliamentary election">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Northern_Cypriot_parliamentary_election" title="2009 Northern Cypriot parliamentary election">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Northern_Cypriot_parliamentary_election" title="2013 Northern Cypriot parliamentary election">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Northern_Cypriot_parliamentary_election" title="2018 Northern Cypriot parliamentary election">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Northern_Cypriot_parliamentary_election" title="2022 Northern Cypriot parliamentary election">2022</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">By-elections</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1991_Northern_Cypriot_parliamentary_by-election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1991 Northern Cypriot parliamentary by-election (page does not exist)">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_Northern_Cypriot_parliamentary_by-election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2006 Northern Cypriot parliamentary by-election (page does not exist)">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_Northern_Cypriot_parliamentary_by-election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2010 Northern Cypriot parliamentary by-election (page does not exist)">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2023_Northern_Cypriot_parliamentary_by-election&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2023 Northern Cypriot parliamentary by-election (page does not exist)">2023</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Local elections</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1976_Northern_Cypriot_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1976 Northern Cypriot local elections (page does not exist)">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1980_Northern_Cypriot_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1980 Northern Cypriot local elections (page does not exist)">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1986_Northern_Cypriot_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1986 Northern Cypriot local elections (page does not exist)">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1990_Northern_Cypriot_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1990 Northern Cypriot local elections (page does not exist)">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1994_Northern_Cypriot_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1994 Northern Cypriot local elections (page does not exist)">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998_Northern_Cypriot_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="1998 Northern Cypriot local elections (page does not exist)">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2002_Northern_Cypriot_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2002 Northern Cypriot local elections (page does not exist)">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2006_Northern_Cypriot_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2006 Northern Cypriot local elections (page does not exist)">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2010_Northern_Cypriot_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2010 Northern Cypriot local elections (page does not exist)">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2013_Northern_Cypriot_local_by-elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2013 Northern Cypriot local by-elections (page does not exist)">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2014_Northern_Cypriot_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2014 Northern Cypriot local elections (page does not exist)">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2018_Northern_Cypriot_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2018 Northern Cypriot local elections (page does not exist)">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2022_Northern_Cypriot_local_elections&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2022 Northern Cypriot local elections (page does not exist)">2022</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" 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