Who is Cyprus’s president-elect Nikos Christodoulides?

This is the first time that a candidate has won the presidency without having the backing of two of the most prominent political groups, the conservative DISY and the communist AKEL [Yiannis Kourtoglou/Reuters]

Cyprus’s former Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides has been elected president of the country, becoming its youngest leader at 49.

Christodoulides won 51.9 percent of the vote in the run-off that took place on Sunday, edging out the communist-backed candidate, Andreas Mavroyiannias, who received 48.8 percent.