‘Come on, then!’ – Ustel challenges north opposition to two elections in one day

Turkish Cypriot ‘prime minister’ Unal Ustel on Monday challenged opposition parties to acquiesce to his plans for local and legislative elections to be held on the same day in December .

“Since you are all so gutsy, come on, then! Let’s have two elections at the same time! Come on!” he said during an address to the Turkish Cypriot legislature.

He explained that the law dictates that local elections must