Voting has ended in the second round of presidential elections in the Republic of Cyprus.
Left-wing Cypriot leader Demetris Christofias has won the presidential election, defeating rival right-winger Ioannis Kasoulides.
It followed Greek Cypriots' surprise rejection last week of incumbent President Tassos Papadopoulos.
Incumbent President Tassos Papadopoulos lost in the first round of voting.
The two remaining candidates, Demetris Christofias and Ioannis Kasoulides, both promise that if elected they will revive talks on reuniting the island.
It was a sign that most Cypriots had rejected Mr Papadopoulos's inflexible attitude towards negotiations on reuniting the island.
The two men were neck-and-neck in the first round, separated by less than 1,000 votes.
Both Mr Christofias and Mr Kasoulides, promised to reactivate the diplomatic process if elected.
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.
But the new president is likely to find that any progress will be slow and difficult.
Turkish Cypriots
Many sensitive issues remain unresolved including the return of refugees, security and the constitution.
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.
Furthermore, in order to boost his chances of winning, Mr Christofias made an alliance with the party of the defeated Mr Papadopoulos - the man who firmly rejected the last UN plan to solve the Cyprus problem.
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.
The BBC's Tabitha Morgan in Cyprus says the electoral mood among Greek Cypriots appears to have changed.
'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
"So he has the support of parties whose support for a solution cannot be guaranteed."
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.
