45 Percent Of Greek Cypriots Want Government To Veto Turkey's E.U. Accession

NICOSIA (CIHAN) - A full 45 percent of Greek Cypriots believe that the Greek Cypriot administration should veto Turkey's accession into the European Union, a recent poll showed.
The Greek Cypriot Politis paper announced the results of an opinion poll carried out by the AC Nielson Survey Company. A total of 45 percent of those surveyed believe that the Greek Cypriot Administration should veto Turkey's accession into the European Union while 32 percent of the respondents said that it would be a mistake to veto and 32 percent remained undecided.
According to the poll, 43 percent of the supporters of the Greek Cypriot Communist Party's (AKEL), which voted against the reunification of island, said that the Greek Cypriot Administration should veto Turkey while 31 percent of them opposed the veto. The corresponding figure for members of the Democratic Party (DIKO) is 60 percent in support of a veto and 26 percent in opposition. DISI members, who supported the reunification with Turkish Cypriots, on the other hand, support Turkey's accession into the European Union. Of DISI members, only 35 percent favor a veto while 45 percent oppose one.
Greek Cypriot leader Tasos Papadopulos has the confidence of 71 percent of the Greek Cypriots while the Turkish Prime Minister has little confidence from the Greek Cypriots. Only 13 percent of Greek Cypriots trust the Cyprus policy of Prime Minister Erdoðan.
AKEL Supporters believe that the Greek Cypriot Administration emerged as the winner from the referendum process. According to the poll, 53 percent see the administration as a winner, while 24 percent view it as a loser. DÝSÝ members on the other hand say that their country was a loser by a margin of 71 percent to 29 percent. DIKO sympathizers believe the administration benefited a vote of 77 to 17.
According to the overall ratings, 52 percent of the Greek Cypriots says that they were winners in the referendum process while 30 percent says that Greek Cypriots lost. A total of 18 percent had no opinion.
The poll suggests that Greek Cypriots do not believe that the European Union could bring a solution to the Cyprus conflict.
Internationally recognized Greek Cyprus entered the EU on May 1 while the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, only recognized by Turkey, was left out despite its heavy support for the UN peace plan.
Hopes to reunify the long-divided Mediterranean island before its May 1 entry into the European Union faded when Greek Cypriots voted heavily against the UN peace deal in the April 24 referendum despite the support of 65% of Turkish Cypriots for the plan.
Cyprus has been divided along ethnic lines since 1974 when Turkey took control of northern part of the island in response to a new Greek government, which hoped to unite island with Greece.