Akinci Declared Winner Of Turkish Cypriot Run-Off Presidential Vote

Independent candidate Mustafa Akinci won the run-off presidential election in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, the country's Supreme Election Committee announced Sunday. 



With nearly all ballots counted, Akinci took 60.38 percent of the vote, followed by incumbent President Dervis Eroglu with 39.62 percent. 



Nearly 177,000 voters were eligible to participate in the second round of elections.



The committee said official results will be announced later on Sunday night. 



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