With Talat pledging to work for the renewal of peace talks during the campaign, his victory was viewed as an indication of the Turkish Cypriot community's strong support for Cyprus's reunification and EU membership.
Imajući u vidu Talatovo predizborno obećanje kako će raditi na obnovi mirovnih pregovora, njegova pobjeda smatra se pokazateljem snažne potpore zajednice ciparskih Turaka ponovnom ujedinjenju Cipra i članstvu u EU.