Its citizens elect their eighth president today Republic of Cypruswho go to the polls in the 2nd and last round of the presidential election.

The candidates for the presidency are Nikos Christodoulides and Andreas Mavroyannisafter the first round last Sunday.

561,033 voters have the right to vote, including 240 stranded and 730 Turkish Cypriots.

Polling stations opened at 07:00 and will close at 18:00 with an hour break from 12:00 to 13:00.

There will also be 35 polling stations in 25 cities abroad, in 12 countries.

Mr. Christodoulidis will vote at 09.45 am on the 1st Dem. Geroskipou School, Center 4, Geroskipou, in his home town of Paphos, while Mr. Mavroyiannis is about to exercise his right to vote at 13:00, in the 3rd arrondissement. Aglancia School, Center IX, Aglancia Nicosia.

Friday evening (02.10) was preceded by the last inter-channel debate between Mr. Christodoulidis and Mavroyiannis, which was simulcast by Sigma, Ant1, Omega, Alpha and the Cyprus Radio Foundation. The debates took place in the premises of Omega, and thus ended the election campaign in Cyprus, which lasted more than 12 months.

According to Chief Electoral Commissioner Costas Constantinou, the final results are expected to be announced around 20:00.

Shortly after 22:00 at the stadium “Tassos Papadopoulos – Eleftheria” with strict security measures, the ceremony of announcing the new President of the Republic should take place.

^{With information from APE-MPE}