LIVE: Countdown to the election of Cyprus new president, KNEWS

12 FEBRUARY 2023 - 16:37

In a few hours, Cyprus will know who its new President will be. After an intense and long pre-election campaign, the two candidates, Nikos Christodoulidis and Andreas Mavroyiannis will fight their last battle. Kathimerini's journalists bring you minute-by-minute developments.

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