Cyprus president re-elected for second term

Supporters of Cyprus President and presidential candidate Nicos Anastasiades celebrate in a street in Nicosia, Cyprus, on Feb 4, 2018.
Supporters of Cyprus President and presidential candidate Nicos Anastasiades celebrate in a street in Nicosia, Cyprus, on Feb 4, 2018. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

NICOSIA (AFP) - Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades on Sunday (Feb 4) 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 per cent of the vote in the Greek-majority European Union member, ahead of Communist-backed Stavros Malas on 44 per cent.