“Verheugen is trying to interfere in Cyprus elections”

Main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Deniz Baykal yesterday lashed out at European Union Commissioner for Enlargement Guenter Verheugen’s recent statements on upcoming elections in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC).

Following a meeting with Hak-Is Chairman Salim Uslu, Baykal told reporters that Verheugen’s comments encouraging an opposition victory clearly constituted interference in the Dec. 14 polls.