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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Michele Kambas

Cyprus politician Christodoulides wins presidential vote

Presidential candidate Nikos Christodoulides gestures outside a polling station during the second round of the presidential election in Geroskipou near Paphos, Cyprus, February 12, 2023. REUTERS/Yiannis Kourtoglou

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.

Official results showed Christodoulides, 49, taking 51.9% of the vote, compared with runoff rival Andreas Mavroyiannis, 66, who took 48.1%.

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