Üstel: We will host a democracy festival on 24 October

Prime Minister Ünal Üstel said a draw to determine candidates’ positions on the ballot paper will be held tomorrow, while quota candidates will be announced in the coming days. Noting that the UBP, the country’s largest party by membership, has also shown its strength in candidate applications, Üstel said the large number of people who applied to run was a sign of trust in the party.

Calling on all members to take part in the 24 October primary, Üstel said: “Thousands of UBP members will flock to Lefkoşa on 24 October.” He said the party would select its candidates and begin a new five-year journey to government, and that it would host a democracy festival for the country. He stressed that all candidates emerging from the primary would stand united behind them, and said the party would emerge from the ballot box on 6 December as the strong first party.

Üstel also said that under the 2033 vision, marking the 50th year of the TRNC, new support measures for young people would be announced on 20 October. A meeting called Genç Gelecek Buluşması, under the slogan “Let’s Come Together to Build the Future,” will take place on Tuesday, 20 October, at 19:30 at the Concorde Tower Hotel in Lefkoşa.