Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades on Sunday won re-election for a second term, seeing off a leftist challenger with vows to restart talks to unify the island and cement an economic recovery.
The official final result after a second round run-off put the conservative incumbent on 55.99 percent of the vote in the Greek-majority European Union member, ahead of Communist-backed Stavros Malas on 44 percent.
Apathy has been on the rise after a lacklustre campaign — especially among young voters — and the final official turnout stood at 73 percent.
Jubilant supporters of Anastasiades began to gather at the inauguration venue in Nicosia ahead of a swearing-in ceremony.
“I was confidant because people could see all he has done during the past five years and see that he is the man the country needs,” lawyer Christina Zikkou told AFP.
Defeated Malas said the result was…
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