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Athens News Agency: News in English, 08-02-18Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] Cyprus: Run-off election on Feb. 24A run-off election between Ioannis Kasoulides and Demetris Christofias will be held in Cyprus on February 24, after none of the Presidential candidates secured the required 50 percent +1 vote in Sunday's Presidential election.The vote was split three ways among the three main contenders, with Kasoulides receiving 33.51 percent, Christofias 33.29 percent, and incumbent President Tassos Papadopoulos 31.79 percent. Chief Returning Officer Lazaros Savvides announced that a run off election will be held on February 24, and that Kasoulides and Christofias would be participating in the run off election, having secured most of the votes. He added that 462,847 voters cast their ballots, translating into 89.62% of the electorate. The other candidates were Andreas Efstratiou, who recieved 0.16%, Costas Themistocleous (0.17%), Costas Kyriacou (0.24%), Marios Matsakis (0.77%), Anastasis Michael (0.03%), and Christodoulos Neophytou (0.05%). Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |