Nikos Christodoulides. /REUTERS
Nikos Christodoulides. /REUTERS
Cyprus voters Sunday elected the former foreign minister Nikos Christodoulides as new president, election officials said.
Christodoulides won 51.92 percent, a total of 204,680 votes, against runoff rival Andreas Mavroyiannis, who took 48.08 percent, the government election service announced.
(With inputs from AFP)