President-elect vows to restore the ‘credibility of Cyprus’

Centre-right leader Nicos Anastasiades won the Cypriot presidential election in the second round held on the 24 February 2013 with 57.5% of the vote.

He vowed to resume talks quickly with international bailout lenders and finalise a €17bn rescue by the end of March 2013.

• Primary Source

ESO: Key Source: Cypriot presidential election, 2013 http://www.europeansources.info/record/cypriot-presidential-election-2013/

BBC News, 24.02.13: Cyprus election: Nicos Anastasiades elected president http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21565606

ESO: Background information: Cypriot President slams ‘unjust’ EU crisis solution http://www.europeansources.info/record/cypriot-president-slams-unjust-eu-crisis-solutions/

Deutsche Welle, 24.02.13: Anastasiades declared winner in Cyprus http://www.dw.de/anastasiades-declared-winner-in-cyprus/a-16625246

EUObserver, 25.02.13: Cyprus bailout in sight as new president elected http://euobserver.com/economic/119172

Politis, 25.02.13: ‘A president who must put his foot down from the start’ (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief/3456511-president-who-must-put-his-foot-down-start

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