Stavros Malas

The former president of the Republic of Cyprus Dimitris Christofias, died today at age 72 after a long hospitalisation in the ICU of the General Hospital of Nicosia. Christofias had been in critical condition since May 20.

In 2008 he was elected president of the Republic of Cyprus, a position he held until 2013, when Nicos Anastasiades defeated AKEL candidate Stavros Malas.

Incumbent Nicos Anastasiades comfortably won a second five-year term in Sunday's runoff of the Cyprus's presidential election.

The conservative statesman received 56 percent, while left-wing challenger Stavros Malas secured 44 percent of the vote. Anastasiades collected 215,281 votes against Malas's 169,243.

Incumbent Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades comfortably won a second five-year term in Sunday's runoff vote.
The conservative statesman was on 55.9 percent with 95 percent of the votes counted, while left-wing challenger Stavros Malas secured 44 percent.

Incumbent Nicos Anastasiades comfortably won a second five-year term in Sunday's runoff of the Cyprus's presidential election.

The right-win statesman received 56 percent, while left-wing challenger Stavros Malas secured 44 percent of the vote. Anastasiades collected 215,281 votes against Malas's 169,243.

Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades is projected to win comfortably a second five-year term in the runoff of the island's presidential election on Sunday.

 Greek Cypriots headed back to the polls on Sunday in a runoff presidential vote between an incumbent conservative pledging to re-energise talks at ending the island's division, and a leftist opponent who accuses him of squandering chances of a deal, Reuters reported. 

The Cyprus Women's Lobby, an umbrella of 16 women's organizations and NGOs, has presented the country's two presidential candidates with a list of 16 commitments to improve gender equality on the Mediterranean island.

Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades, supported by right-wing party Democratic Rally, and communist AKEL-backed Stavros Malas will contest the run-off of the presidential election on the island, after the first round on Sunday showed Malas performing better than expected.

A presidential election exit poll by Cyprus's state broadcaster shows incumbent President Nicos Anastasiades facing a runoff with independent candidate Stavros Malas, who's backed by the communist AKEL party.