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                         Cyprus Votes for New President

   by VOA News

   Voters in Cyprus are going to the polls Sunday to elect a new president
   who must negotiate a financial rescue to prevent a government
   bankruptcy that could reignite the euro zone debt crisis.
   The change in leadership comes at a crucial juncture for Cyprus as the
   other countries that use the euro are expected to soon decide on a
   financial lifeline for the tiny country.
   Right-wing opposition leader Nico Anastasiades has led opinion polls
   over his two main rivals, left-wing Stavros Malas and independent
   Giorgos Lillikas. If Anastasiades wins an outright majority, he would
   avoid a run-off vote.
   Anastasiades is the most pro-bailout figure among the contenders. Malas
   has campaigned on a pro-bailout, but anti-austerity platform, while
   Lillikas has rejected a bailout, saying Cyprus could extricate itself
   from its financial woes by selling its natural gas reserves.
   Current President Demetris Christofias is not seeking re-election.
   Lagging far behind as an election issue is reuniting Cyprus after its
   division nearly 40 years ago into a breakaway Turkish Cypriot state in
   the north and the internationally recognized southern state run by
   Greek Cypriots.
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