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Athens News Agency: News in English, 08-02-18
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[01] Cyprus: Run-off election on Feb. 24
[01] Cyprus: Run-off election on Feb. 24
A 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%).
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