Turkish Cypriots go to the polls

Turkish Cypriots are voting for a new government, after the governing coalition of Prime Minister Mehmet Ali Talat collapsed last October.

The main contenders are Mr Talat's pro-European party and the Euro-sceptic nationalists of Dervis Eroglu.

Mr Talat supported a UN reunification plan for the divided island of Cyprus, which was opposed by Mr Eroglu and rejected by Greek-Cypriot voters.

Most Turkish Cypriots voted in favour of the plan in a referendum last April.