Incumbent President Nicos Anastasiades (71) seems to be heading for a victory in the Greek Cypriot presidential election. Exitpolls immediately after the closing of the polling stations show that he received between 54.5 and 59.5 percent of the votes.
The Greek Cypriots go to the ballot box on Sunday for the second round of the presidential election. The incumbent president Nicos Anastasiades (71) takes on the leftist candidate Stavros Malas.
Nikos Anastasiades got the most votes during the Greek Cypriot presidential election according to the first forecast, but with that no new term. The TV channels CyBC and RIK reported after closure of the polling stations that he can not boast of a majority. That requires a decisive round, with numbers 1 and 2 from now. That is on February 4.
Two boats with a total of 305 Syrian refugees on board arrived in Cyprus on Sunday on Saturday. The vessels are probably from the Turkish town of Mersin.
In talks to find a solution for the divided island of Cyprus's progress. This said UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Friday in the Swiss Mont Pelerin, where take place the calls.
Talks to reunite the divided island of Cyprus to be launched Monday near the Swiss town of Montreux. UN chief Ban Ki-moon said at the start that peace is within reach, as much progress has been made in the preceding year and a half. However, there are according to Ban Ki-moon 'some sensitive and difficult questions unanswered.'
A court in Cyprus on Friday ordered the deportation of an Egyptian who hijacked a passenger plane in March with a nepbomgordel.
Nearly 42 years after the divorce is in Cyprus again seriously talk of rapprochement. There is even raised hope that the Greek and Turkish part of the island this year as continuing a reunited Cyprus. The leading politicians of both parties showed it Sunday in a joint statement in the national media know.
