Nikos Christodoulides elected as next President of Cyprus

Nikos Christodoulides elected as next President of Cyprus

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Category : International Published on: February 15 2023

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  • 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
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