TRNC Minister of Health Dinçyürek announced that he will resign from his post

The parliamentary candidate nomination and ranking election held by the National Unity Party (UBP) in the TRNC before the early general elections to be held on December 6 could not be completed due to objections to the results.

17 separate objections were made to the results announced after the voting was held yesterday for the first time with a digital system at Nicosia Atatürk Sports Hall. While discussions were taking place in the hall over the objections, President of the Electoral Council Hüseyin Pasha announced that the digital voting data was simultaneously delivered to the Supreme Electoral Board (YSK).

As the discussions continued, Pasha had a meeting with UBP Chairman and Prime Minister Ünal Üstel.

RESIGNATION STATEMENT FROM DİNÇYÜREK

UBP Famagusta Deputy and Minister of Health Hakan Dinçyürek made a statement after the parliamentary candidacy and ranking elections. Dinçyürek stated that he respected the election results and said, "I will submit my resignation to the Prime Minister from my position as the Minister of Health, which I have been carrying out with pride and success for three and a half years."

BALLOT BALLOTS WILL BE COUNTED AGAIN

After discussions that lasted throughout the night, it was decided to recount the votes. It is expected that the ballot boxes will be opened under police supervision at the Atatürk Sports Hall, recounted and the candidate rankings finalized after the objections are evaluated.

CALL FOR REVIEW OF DIGITAL SYSTEM

In his statement, TRNC Democratic Party (DP) Secretary General and Kyrenia Deputy Serhat Akpınar also demanded that the digital voting system used by UBP for the first time be subjected to independent, technical and legal review. Akpınar stated that the reliability of the software, voting records and the storage conditions of the ballot boxes should be examined, and called for the question marks regarding the election results to be resolved in a transparent manner.