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Incumbent president Anastasiades presents himself as a guarantee of stability (Photo: Anastasiades/Facebook)

Cyprus' deja-vu choice for president

Greek Cypriots will elect their president on Sunday (4 February), facing the same choice as at the previous vote five years ago.

Incumbent president Nikos Anastasiades, from the centre-right Democratic Rally (Disy) is seen as the favourite to win a second term against Stavros Malas, an independent candidate who is backed by the Communist Progressive Party of Working People (Akel).

The right against left run-off is as much about the economy as about the future of peace talks with t...

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