in-cyprus 28 February 2023 - by Stelios Marathovouniotis
Cyprus politician Nikos Christodoulides was sworn in as Cyprus’s new president on Tuesday, embarking on a five-year term after winning an election runoff on February 12.
Christodoulides, 49, took an investiture oath in Cyprus’s parliament. Cyprus has an executive system of government, with power invested in the presidency and its council of ministers.
The swearing-in ceremony for the new Ministers, Deputy Ministers and Commissioners will take place on Wednesday, the Presidency announced.
The ceremony is set for 10 am at the Presidential Palace and when is over the new Cabinet will move outside to the statue of the first President of the Republic Archbishop Makarios where the new President will lay a wreath.
A brief meeting of the Cabinet will follow and right after the newly appointed Ministers and Deputy Ministers will arrive at their offices for the handover ceremonies.
Backed by centrist and right-wing parties, Christodoulides, a foreign minister until early 2022, won 52 percent of the vote over his main rival, Andreas Mavroyiannis.
