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 da će raditi na obnavljanju mirovnih pregovora, njegova pobeda smatra se pokazateljem snažne podrške zajednice kiparskih Turaka ponovnom ujedinjenju Kipra i članstvu u EU.