00:00Cyprus is voting on Sunday in one of the most closely contested and politically charged parliamentary elections of recent decades.
00:07More than 568,000 citizens are heading to the polls amid a climate of political uncertainty and concern about the
00:14future.
00:14The country's president, Nikos Heslodolidis, called on citizens to turn out in large numbers, stressing that abstention is not an
00:22option.
00:22I don't care for the political outcome. Whoever and if it is, it will be absolutely safe from the political
00:27power and we will work with the new government so that it will progress even more in our country, the
00:36society and the Cypriot country.
00:39Cypriot voters abroad are also casting their ballots, including in Brussels, where a special polling station has been set up
00:46for expatriates.
00:47According to the data so far, voter turnout by noon was around 20%.
01:04The first results are expected shortly after the polls close, while the final picture regarding seats and preferential votes will
01:11become clear by Sunday night.
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