Cyprus rivals woo swing voters in presidential run-off

"Some people are going to the polls voting for someone who is the least worse candidate, a characteristic in most elections but more so in this one," said Andreas Theophanous of the Cyprus Center for European and International Affairs.

Pre-poll favourite Christodoulides emerged last Sunday with 32.04 percent of the vote, followed by Mavroyiannis on 29.59 percent. "With the division in DISY and general society, he's still leading, but it will be closer than originally anticipated," he said.DISY is not endorsing either candidate and has declared itself an opposition party.

The communists have been widely criticised for their handling of the 2012-2013 financial crisis, which almost bankrupted the eurozone country before a bailout from international lenders.Mavroyiannis has already taken the unusual step of naming his future finance minister, respected lawyer Charalambos Prountzos, an expert in corporate and energy law, if he is elected."As a member of a big four audit firm and lawyer, Prountzos is closer to a DISY profile than an AKEL one.

The new government will be under pressure to address higher energy bills, labour disputes and a struggling economy.

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