Cyprus went to the polls Sunday for a tight presidential runoff between two career diplomats seeking the top post in the south of the divided Mediterranean
Polling stations close at 6:00 pm in the race to succeed two-term conservative President Nicos Anastasiades as head of state and government of the small EU member country.
The former top diplomat Christodoulides voiced confidence when he told reporters:"The Cypriot people know and understand what is at stake... I have complete confidence in their judgement." But many disaffected voters will simply opt for"the least worse candidate -- a characteristic in most elections, but more so in this one," said Andreas Theophanous of think tank the Cyprus Center for European and International Affairs.
The outgoing president urged Cypriots to come out"en masse to participate in this electoral process", adding that"this is our duty. The people decide, the majority decides and the minority respects."Cyprus has been divided since 1974, when Turkish forces occupied its northern third in response to a Greek-sponsored coup, but voters appeared split over whether the division was a priority in the election.
Analyst Fiona Mullen of Nicosia consultancy Sapienta Economics said she believes the race could be"quite close". Mavroyiannis has already taken the unusual step of naming his future finance minister, respected lawyer Charalambos Prountzos, an expert in corporate and energy law, if he is elected.Theophanous said the electorate would nevertheless decide on how convincing Mavroyiannis is on the economy"despite his minister of finance".
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