Former foreign minister Nikos Christodoulides was on Sunday elected president of the Republic of Cyprus, becoming at 49 the youngest leader of the divided Mediterranean island nation.
The seasoned politician gained 51.92 percent of the vote in a run-off Sunday, closely beating out communist-backed career diplomat Andreas Mavroyiannis who took 48.08 percent of ballots.
Christodoulides later found himself in the uncomfortable position of wooing votes from DISY, after Neofytou failed to make the run-off. He launched his diplomatic career in 1999, climbing up the ranks until he became foreign minister in 2018.
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