2010 Northern Cypriot presidential election

2010 Northern Cypriot presidential election

18 April 2010
Turnout76.37%
 
Candidate Derviş Eroğlu Mehmet Ali Talat
Party UBP Independent
Popular vote 61,422 52,294
Percentage 50.35% 42.87%

Map showing the winners by the districts of Northern Cyprus. Orange denotes districts won by Eroğlu, while dark red denotes districts won by Talat.

President before election

Mehmet Ali Talat
CTP

Elected President

Derviş Eroğlu
UBP

Presidential elections were held in Northern Cyprus on 18 April 2010. The result was a victory for Derviş Eroğlu of the National Unity Party, who received 50.38% of the vote in the first round. If no candidate had crossed the 50% threshold, a run-off would have been held on 25 April.