Cyprus votes for new parliament with corruption and living costs in focus

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Cyprus held its parliamentary elections focusing on corruption and living costs. Anti-corruption campaigners and far-right groups are expected to gain, weakening centrist parties supporting the president ahead of the 2028 presidential race.

By Michele Kambas NICOSIA, May 24 (Reuters) - Cypriots went to the polls on Sunday in a parliamentary election expected to deliver gains for anti-corruption campaigners and the far right, while weakening centrist parties that back President Nikos Christodoulides. In a vote being closely watched for signs of public sentiment ahead of a 2028 presidential election, more than half a million registered voters will elect 56 lawmakers from a record field of 753 candidates.