Nikos Christodoulides elected Cyprus’s president with 52% of vote Former foreign minister, who ran as independent, was backed by groups hostile to talks on island’s reunification The Guardian - UK · Feb 12, 2023
Diplomats Battle It Out in Runoff for Cyprus' Presidency Polls opened Sunday in a runoff to elect ethnically split Cyprus’ new president, pitting a former foreign minister who campaigned as a unifier eschewing ideological and party divisions against a popular veteran diplomat. Some 561,000 citizens are eligible to vote, and both Nikos Christoulides, the ex-foreign minister, and Andreas Mavroyiannis… Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 12, 2023
Diplomats battle it out in runoff for Cyprus' presidency Voting has started in a runoff to elect ethnically split Cyprus’ new president, pitting a former foreign minister who campaigned as a unifier eschewing ideological and party divisions against a popular veteran diplomat The Independent UK · Feb 12, 2023
Cyprus politician Christodoulides wins presidential vote Former Cypriot foreign minister Nikos Christodoulides was elected president on Sunday in a runoff vote, promising a unity government tasked with breaking a deadlock in peace talks with estranged Turkish Cypriots. Reuters · Feb 12, 2023
‘It could change Cyprus’: question of reunification key to presidential runoff Rival candidates too close to call before Sunday’s election on the divided Mediterranean island The Guardian - UK · Feb 11, 2023
Battle of former diplomats in Cyprus' presidential election A youthful foreign minister who campaigned as a unifier unconstrained by antiquated ideological and party lines will take on a veteran diplomat with broad voter appeal in a Feb. 12 runoff for the presidency of ethnically divided Cyprus The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2023
Former foreign minister places first in Cyprus presidential vote; runoff to be held Feb. 12 Cypriots will return to the ballot box on Feb. 12 to choose a leader who can oversee the Mediterranean island’s economic recovery as the fallout from the war in Ukraine continues to pose a threat. Tribune News Service · Feb 5, 2023
Cyprus presidential election goes to runoff with ex-foreign minister in lead Nikos Christodoulides emerges as frontrunner and will face Andreas Mavroyiannis in vote next Sunday The Guardian - UK · Feb 5, 2023
Voting starts for Cyprus' presidency, with 3 front-runners Cypriots began voting for their eighth president in the ethnically divided island’s 62-year history as an independent republic, with three front-runners each portraying themselves as the safest bet to guide the country through turbulent economic times and to seek peace with breakaway Turkish Cypriots The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2023
Cyprus presidential election goes to runoff Former foreign minister Nikos Christodoulides took the lead in Cyprus's presidential election on Sunday and will face off against leftist-backed candidate Andreas Mavroyiannis in a runoff on Feb. 12. Reuters · Feb 5, 2023
Cyprus presidential candidates push leadership credentials The three front-runners vying for the presidency of ethnically split Cyprus have wound down their campaigns The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2023
Cyprus poll draws record 14 candidates, unlikely to produce clear winner Cypriots vote on Sunday in a presidential election which has split the political right and is unlikely to produce a clear winner, setting the stage for a runoff on Feb. 12. Reuters · Feb 2, 2023
Cyprus picks new president amid economic doubt, ethnic split Cypriots are choosing a new president, who they’ll expect to decisively steer the small island nation through shifting geopolitical sands and uncertain economic times that have become people's overriding concern, eclipsing stalemated efforts to remedy the country’s ethnic division The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2023
Fourteen candidates join race for Cyprus presidency in Feb. vote Fourteen candidates formally joined the race on Thursday to become Cyprus's next president in an election next month dominated by the island's decades-old division, irregular migration and corruption scandals. Reuters · Jan 5, 2023
Al Jazeera · Oct 27, 2022 New crisis brewing on Cyprus after US lifts arms embargo As the US and Turkey pull further apart, Cyprus is becoming an area of increasingly intense competition between them.