Nikos Christodoulides elected as next President of Cyprus

• Former Cyprus Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides has been elected as the eighth President.
• Christodoulides, 49, won 51.9% of the vote, while his opponent Andreas Mavroyanis, 66, took 48.1%.
• He was appointed Government Spokesperson in 2014 and Foreign Minister in 2018.
• Christodoulides is supported by the Democratic Party, the Movement for Social Democracy and the Democratic Alignment.

About Republic of Cyprus:

1. It is an island European country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.
2. It gained its Independence from Britain in 1960.
3. Turkey invaded Cyprus in 1974 and created a Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus in 1983. 
4. Capital: Nicosia 
5. Currency: Euro 
6. President: Nikos Christodoulides