Correct Answer : Nikos Christodoulides
In Cyprus, former Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides to be the country's next president. Mr. Christodoulides won the tight vote over seasoned diplomat Andreas Mavroyiannis 12th Feruary 2023.
* According to the official results, Mr. Christodoulides' led with nearly 52 percent of the votes, meanwhile, Mr. Mavroyiannis scored 48 percent votes.
* Major issues of concern for voters have been the cost of living crisis, irregular immigration and the Cyprus dispute involving the Turkish-occupied north of the island.
* Mr. Christodoulides was expelled from the ruling DISY party after announcing his candidacy and ran as an independent.
* In the first round of voting last week, he was in the lead with 32.04 percent of the vote.
* He was appointed government spokesman in 2014 and foreign minister in 2018. Mr. Christodoulides has the support of the Democratic Party, the Movement for Social Democracy and the Democratic Alignment...
Source : AIR
