Cyprus Picks Anastasiades as President to Fix Economy
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Nicos Anastasiades defeated opponent Stavros Malas to become Cyprus’s seventh president and begin the process of steering the country away from a financial collapse.
Anastasiades, 66, who leads Cyprus’s main opposition Democratic Rally party, or Disy, won 57.5 percent of the vote, compared with 42.5 percent for Malas, who was backed by the communist Akel party of outgoing president Demetris Christofias. The two faced off after a first-round vote on Feb. 17 failed to deliver an outright victory to Anastasiades.