After the bitter debate at the annual UBP conference last weekend and a contested selection process, the current Prime Minister Irsen Kucuk was re-elected. His main rival Ahmet Kasif lost, despite being supported by the President and ex UBP leader, Dervis Eroglu. Now in a new development Mr Kasif is claiming that the selection contravened …
The UBP convention concluded Sunday with voting for the Prime Ministers post. Irsen Kucuk was re-elected in a closely fought contest with 704 votes against 690 votes for his nearest rival Ahmet Kasif. Mr Kasif was the President’s Dervis Eroglu, preferred candidate. A number of legal challenges to the voting have been threatened by Mr Kasif and …
Delegates, some 1,472 in number will be asked to vote either for Prime Minister and leader of UBP Irsen Kucuk or the former Health Minister Ahmet Kasif. The votes will be for party leader and future Prime Minister. They will also be asked to choose an assembly of 50 party members. It is suggested in …
The war of words between The President Dervis Eroglu and the Prime Minister Irsen Kucuk intensifies daily as their UBP party conference draws nearer. Mr Eroglu is now a strong supporter of another candidate, Ahmet Kasif to replace Mr Kucuk as Prime Minister. He has also come out on the offensive, by saying that if …
There have been continuing skirmishes between President Eroglu and Prime Minister Irsen Kucuk. Mr Kucuk has issued a statement saying that Mr Eroglu left the party in debt but that he had settled this. Mr Eroglu retorted by saying that the source of these repayments should be investigated. Kucuk is stating that UBP party funds …
TRNC President Dervis Eroglu yesterday announced that he and his family have been receiving serious threats. This disclosure was made by him during a television programme ahead of the UBP convention on Sunday. Mr Eroglu continued by saying that he would take strong countermeasures to identify and pursue those that had threatened his family. The …