Conservative Nicos Anastasiades (Democratic Rally, DISY) won himself a second five year stint as Cypriot President in today’s run-off election. In a virtual carbon copy of the 2013 contest, he beat Stravros Malas, an independent backed by the leftist AKEL party, by 56 to 44 per cent – a score close to the 57-43 margin […]
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Election result: Cyprus Presidency 2018, first round
Incumbent Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades topped the ballot in today’s first round election, winning 35.5 per cent of the votes on a much-reduced turnout. The conservative former leader of Democratic Rally (DISY) will be joined in the run-off on Sunday 4 February by Stavros Malas, an independent backed by the island’s communist party, AKEL, who […]