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NICOSIA, February 8 (Reuters) – Cyprus judge The right-wing party said on Wednesday that its supporters would vote for a February 12 run-off between a former member of its leading party and a left-backed independent party. the president they should vote as they want in their elections. following close behind.
Judge The decision of the DISY party effectively leaves open the result of the second round on Sunday; his candidate came third in the first round of the elections held on February 5.
“We call on our friends and members to vote the voice dictated by their conscience, putting the good of the country first,” DISY said in a statement after the party meeting that lasted until the wee hours of Wednesday.
The February 12 vote will be between former Cypriot foreign minister Nikos Christodoulides, who won 32% of the vote, and Andreas Mavroyiannis, a former career diplomat backed by the leftist AKEL party, who won 29.6%.
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Voting on Sunday political split the right, Christodoulis broke ranks with DISY, and its leader Averof Neofitou launched his own independent candidacy. Polls showed that Christodoulides had the support of one-third of DISY supporters, but his bid was dismissed as a fraud by the party leadership.
After Sunday, Christodoulides tried to mend any rifts in an attempt to win the support of the DISY party.
But Neofitou said in a party speech that no member of the party would participate in the new government regardless of the outcome, referring to “Judas and apostates”. “History may forget heroes, but never traitors,” he said.
Reporting by Michele Kambas; Edited by Andrew Heavens
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2023-02-08 23:30:12
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