The former foreign minister and independent candidate of Cyprus, Christozulides, won 51.97% of the votes in the second round of the presidential election held on the 12th and was elected the new president of Cyprus. According to the official statistics of Cyprus, out of 394000 valid ballots, Christozulidis obtained 51.97% of the votes, and the candidate Mavroyannis, supported by the opposition People's Progressive Party of Labour, obtained 48.03% of the votes. According to statistics, the number of registered voters in this general election exceeded 561000, and the voting rate of the day was about 72.45%. In addition to the long term, Christozulides served as the director of the President's Foreign Affairs Office and the government spokesman of the current President Anastasias. Christozulides will be sworn in on March 1. After taking office, his new government will face many challenges, such as developing the economy, trying to restart the negotiations on the Cyprus issue, and curbing illegal immigration. Cyprus has a presidential system with a five-year term of office. In the first round of voting held on February 5, because no candidate obtained more than 50% of the required votes, Christozulides, who received the highest number of votes, and Mavroyannis, who followed closely, entered the second round of competition. (Xinhua News Agency)