CYPRUS-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION-CHRISTODOULIDES-WINNING

CYPRUS-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION-CHRISTODOULIDES-WINNING

(230213) -- NICOSIA, Feb. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Nicos Christodoulides waves to supporters after winning the runoff election in Nicosia, Cyprus, on Feb. 12, 2023. Former Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides won the runoff election on Sunday and will be the next president of Cyprus, Chief Returning Officer Costas Constantinou announced after the counting of all ballot papers. (Photo by George Christophorou/Xinhua)

CYPRUS-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION-CHRISTODOULIDES-WINNING

CYPRUS-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION-CHRISTODOULIDES-WINNING

(230213) -- NICOSIA, Feb. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Nicos Christodoulides waves to supporters after winning the runoff election in Nicosia, Cyprus, on Feb. 12, 2023. Former Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides won the runoff election on Sunday and will be the next president of Cyprus, Chief Returning Officer Costas Constantinou announced after the counting of all ballot papers. (Photo by George Christophorou/Xinhua)

Cyprus starts presidential runoff

STORY: Cyprus starts presidential runoff DATELINE: Feb. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:55 LOCATION: Nicosia CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of people voting 2. various of former Cypriot Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides, who ran as an independent, voting 3. various of independent candidate Andreas Mavroyiannis voting(file) STORYLINE: The second round of presidential elections started in Cyprus on Sunday morning as more than 1,000 polling stations opened for voting. Two veteran diplomats are vying for the country's presidency for the next five years. Former Cypriot Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides, who took the lead in the first round, will compete with Andreas Mavroyiannis, a former envoy to the United Nations (UN). Chief Returning Officer Costas Constantinou said he expects to announce the final result by 8 p.m. local time (1800 GMT), about two hours after all polls are closed. Fourteen candidates participated in the election campaign, with none winning an absolute majority in the first roun

Cyprus' presidential election heads for runoff

STORY: Cyprus' presidential election heads for runoff DATELINE: Feb. 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: Nicosia CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of people voting 2. various of outgoing president voting 3. various of former Cypriot foreign minister Nicos Christodoulides, who ran as an independent, voting 4. various of independent candidate Andreas Mavroyiannis voting STORYLINE: Former Cypriot foreign minister Nicos Christodoulides took the lead in Cyprus' presidential election on Sunday, and will face off with Andreas Mavroyiannis, who came second, in a runoff on Feb. 12. Christodoulides, who ran as an independent, garnered 32.04 percent of the vote, and Mavroyiannis, who also ran as an independent and supported by the left-wing AKEL party, garnered 29.61 percent of the vote, Chief Returning Officer Costas Constantinou announced after the counting of all votes on Sunday. Fourteen candidates participated in the election, but none of them won an absolute majority. Averof Neophytou, leader o