The results of the second round of presidential elections will be known the latest by 1930 local time (17.30 GMT), just one-and-a-half hours after polling stations close, at 1800 on Sunday, February 4, Deputy Returning Officer Demetris Demetriou has told CNA.
Meanwhile, preparations are underway for the run-off elections. The ballot papers are ready and all those responsible at polling stations know the procedure.
The newly elected President will be proclaimed on the evening of February 4, at the “Tassos Papadopoulos – Eleftheria (Freedom)” closed stadium, in Nicosia.
The President will be sworn in on February 28, at the House of Representatives.
The House is closed for the elections. On the day after the second round of elections, the Chairpersons of parliamentary committees will be able to schedule meetings. The plenary has been set for February 16.