
Turkish Cypriot ‘deputy prime minister’ Fikri Ataoglu on Tuesday called for snap ‘parliamentary’ elections to be held after the north’s budget is passed through its legislature at the end of this year .
Speaking to the north’s public broadcaster BRT, he firstly stressed that his party, the DP, one of the ruling coalition’s two minor parties, is ready for an election.
“The DP is always prepared for any situation, as