Press Releases

The Chief Returning Officer, Mr Kypros Kyprianou, announces that ballot boxes have closed at 12 noon at all polling stations of the Republic. Voting shall recommence at 1p.m.   The voters’ attendance and the voting in general run smoothly and orderly.According to the Election Service’s data, until 12 noon, the turnout of voters is 30,2% of the registered voters. The turnout of voters and the relevant percentages of previous elections are:             Presidential elections 2018...

The Chief Returning Officer, Mr Kypros Kyprianou, announces that the voting for the election of the President of the Republic of Cyprus runs smoothly at all polling stations. Until 10 a.m. the voter turnout at all polling stations has reached 10,5% and the relevant percentages of previous elections are:  Presidential Elections 2018 Presidential Elections 2013 Parliamentary elections 2016  Nicosia10,8% 12,9%11% Limassol8,4% 13,2%10% Fam...

The Chief Returning Officer, Mr Kypros Kyprianou, announced that at 7a.m. ballot boxes opened at all polling stations in Cyprus, Greece and Bulgaria, and voting has begun for the election of the President of the Republic of Cyprus. He added that voting runs smoothly and everything is proceeding generally calmly and orderly.  Mr Kyprianou said that polling stations will remain open until 12 p.m. and after one hour’s interval they will reopen at 1p.m. and voting will continue and end at 6p....

The 27th of January marks the International Holocaust Remembrance Day and humanity commemorates one of the darkest pages in world history.On this solemn day, Cyprus pays homage to the memory of the six million Jews who fell victim to Nazi barbarism, the like of which humanity has never experienced. We also express our solidarity towards the survivors of the Holocaust and celebrate the acts of courage of those valiant and selfless people who decided to take a stance against evil, with all the...

The Ambassador of the Republic of Cyprus in Moscow, Mr Leonidas Markides, met on 23 January 2018 with the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, Mr Kirill. The courtesy meeting was held at the Patriarchal and Synodic Residence of the Holy Monastery of St. Daniel in Moscow.At the meeting, the excellent relations between Cyprus and Russia were reaffirmed. Ambassador Markides briefed the Patriarch on the latest developments of the Cyprus question, the non-solution of which was characterized by the...

Further to the previous statement regarding the attack against Turkish Cypriot “Afrika” newspaper, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs once again condemns the incident, which was, undoubtedly, the result of the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s public incitement.While the incidents were taking place, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs contacted the resident Ambassadors of UN Security Council permanent members to intervene with the Turkish Cypriot occupation regime....