nazava is not getting any younger, he is in his 70s eventually he is going to need replacing and whoever comes next are they going to be as reliable next steps international investors who were starting to ask these questions as well. so he says we'll have these votes, i'll have a new mandate and we'll turn over another page i'll sort things out and even talking about introducing a parliamentary style democracy. we'll wait and see that. >> the likely result is it a forgone conclusion? >> in a word, yes. even if there was a free press and a free plural atmosphere in which people could openly criticize the president even if the candidates who are supposedly running against him were actually genuine political heavy weights people would still get behind him. compared to other countries in the region, they are utah autoaccuracyautocrats,and people have an all awful lot of respect for him. >> robin, thank you. turkish cipriats are voting. the incumbent faces a run off genetic his opponent. >>> third term in office, hoping to win again but local election observers say the result will be close be