Diplomats Battle It Out in Runoff for Cyprus' Presidency

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Polls opened Sunday in a runoff to elect ethnically split Cyprus’ new president, pitting a former foreign minister who campaigned as a unifier eschewing ideological and party divisions against a popular veteran diplomat.Some 561,000 citizens are eligible to vote, and both Nikos Christoulides, the ex-foreign minister, and Andreas Mavroyiannis are hoping for a higher turnout than the 72% who cast ballots in the first round a week ago, The Associated Press said.Turnout in the first three hours of voting Sunday reached 12.5%, nearly a percentage point more than last week.Christodoulid

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