Greek Cypriot leader to be chosen; Communist faces conservative.(WORLD)

From: The Washington Times (Washington, DC) | Date: February 22, 2008 | Copyright information

Byline: Andrew Borowiec, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

NICOSIA, Cyprus - A Soviet-educated communist leader confronts a conservative former Cabinet member Sunday in a bid to win the Greek Cypriot presidency and "overturn four years of bad publicity abroad."

The outcome of the runoff elections is expected to set the stage for talks on how to unite the feuding Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities after years of failure and increased separation.

The divided island's influential Greek Orthodox Church threw its support behind Ioannis Kasoulides, 59, candidate of the ...

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