Nicosia, Cyprus. A Noverna Analytics poll conducted for the newspaper Politis found Greek Cypriot attitudes toward new Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman remain largely negative. The survey concluded that a strong climate of trust has not yet formed on the Greek Cypriot side despite the leadership change.
Overall views of Erhurman
The poll, conducted on Saturday, found 41% of respondents held unfavourable views of Erhurman, 26% were neutral, and 17% expressed a positive opinion, while 16% did not respond.
Perceptions of sincerity on the Cyprus problem
The survey, carried out from February 26 to March 11 among 1,020 eligible voters in the Republic, also asked whether Erhurman was more honest in his intent to solve the Cyprus problem than his predecessor, Ersin Tatar. A majority of 56% said there was no difference, 24% viewed Erhurman as more honest, and 6% as less honest.
Differences by party affiliation
Responses varied significantly by party. Akel voters were the most positive, with 32% expressing favourable views of Erhurman and 43% saying he was more honest than Tatar.
Among Disy, Diko, Elam, Edek and Dipa voters, negative or neutral views predominated. Elam supporters were particularly critical, with 67% giving a negative assessment and 79% saying there was no difference compared with Tatar.
How do you think leadership changes in the Turkish Cypriot community affect trust among Greek Cypriots?
