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Cyprus voting in run-off election Second round of Cyprus vote over
(about 5 hours later)
Polls have opened in the second round of presidential elections in the Republic of Cyprus. Voting has ended in the second round of presidential elections in the Republic of Cyprus.
It follows Greek Cypriots' surprise rejection last week of incumbent President Tassos Papadopoulos. It followed Greek Cypriots' surprise rejection last week of incumbent President Tassos Papadopoulos.
The two remaining candidates, Demetris Christofias and Ioannis Kasoulides, both promise that if elected they will revive talks on reuniting the island.The two remaining candidates, Demetris Christofias and Ioannis Kasoulides, both promise that if elected they will revive talks on reuniting the island.
The two men were neck-and-neck in the first round, separated by less than 1,000 votes.The two men were neck-and-neck in the first round, separated by less than 1,000 votes.
More than 60% of Greek Cypriots voted against President Papadopoulos, ousting the man who had advised them to reject the UN-brokered reunification deal in 2004.More than 60% of Greek Cypriots voted against President Papadopoulos, ousting the man who had advised them to reject the UN-brokered reunification deal in 2004.
The two remaining candidates in the race may be at opposite ends of the political spectrum, but during their electoral campaigns they have both emphasised their commitment to solving the Cyprus problem. Turkish Cypriots
Mr Kasoulides, a former foreign minister favoured by the international community to negotiate a solution, has said that if elected he will meet with the Turkish Cypriot leadership from the north of the island the next day. The two presidential hopefuls, though seen as coming from opposite ends of the political spectrum, have both emphasised their commitment to solving the Cyprus problem.
Mr Kasoulides and Mr Christofias were neck-and-neck in the first vote Mr Kasoulides, a former foreign minister favoured by the international community to negotiate a solution, has said that if elected he will meet the Turkish Cypriot leadership from the north of the island the next day.
Mr Christofias argues that his close ties with the Turkish Cypriot labour movement will enable him to broker a deal acceptable to both sides.Mr Christofias argues that his close ties with the Turkish Cypriot labour movement will enable him to broker a deal acceptable to both sides.
So on the face of it the electoral mood amongst Greek Cypriots appears to have changed. The BBC's Tabitha Morgan in Cyprus says the electoral mood among Greek Cypriots appears to have changed.
But the character of politics in Cyprus means that smaller parties, including the defeated president's National Diko party, continue to exert a disproportionate influence on events. 'No guarantee'
But the character of politics in Cyprus means that smaller parties, including the defeated president's National Diko party, continue to exert a disproportionate influence on events, she adds.
Mr Kasoulides and Mr Christofias were neck-and-neck in the first vote
"The coalition that communist leader Christofias has formed includes the parties of the old government which in the past had opposed a settlement," says Hubert Faustmann, a political analyst at the University of Nicosia"The coalition that communist leader Christofias has formed includes the parties of the old government which in the past had opposed a settlement," says Hubert Faustmann, a political analyst at the University of Nicosia
"So he has the support of parties whose support for a solution cannot be guaranteed.""So he has the support of parties whose support for a solution cannot be guaranteed."
Mr Kasoulides by contrast is unencumbered by the kind of political alliances that might constrain him in any future talks. Mr Kasoulides is seen as unencumbered by the kind of political alliances that might constrain him in any future talks.
Official results are expected to begin emerging later on Sunday.