Rightwing chief wins Cyprus poll vowing bailout deal
- Published: 25 Feb 2013 at 01.43
- Online news: World
Rightwinger Nicos Anastasiades romped to victory in the Cyprus presidential election Sunday, vowing to secure an "earliest possible" bailout for the financially crippled EU state and winning support from the European Commission chief.
Supporters of Cypriot right-wing leader Nicos Anastasiades celebrate after he won the presidential election in Nicosia on February 24, 2013. Anastasiades romped to victory, pledging to secure an "earliest possible" bailout for the financially crippled EU state and winning support from the European Commission chief.
Replacing the only communist president in the European Union, the leader of the right-wing Disy party won 57.5 percent of the vote in a second round run-off against communist-backed Stavros Malas, who polled 42.5 percent, final results showed.
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