Sunday’s final vote pits incumbent Conservative against leftist-backed academic Greek Cypriots go to the polls this weekend in a tight presidential election that pits the incumbent conservative, Nicos Anastasiades, against a leftist-backed academic, Stavros Malas. Insults have intensified in the week after an inconclusive first round, and the race has boiled down to a contest over who is better equipped to reunite Cyprus and oversee an economy recovering slowly from near-collapse. Continue reading...