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According to the latest polls, Nicos Anastasiades, the leader of the conservative Democratic Rally (DISY), which has the current majority in parliament, will obtain close to 40 per cent of the vote in the first round of presidential elections on February 17.
Two other candidates are neck and neck: Stavros Malas of the communist party (AKEL), which is also the party of outgoing President Dimitri Christofias, and outsider Giorgios Lillikas, who has the support of the Movement for Social Democracy (EDEK). However, the daily believes that an outright victory for Anastasiades in the first round cannot be ruled out.
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