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:

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

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