Nicos Anastasiades | |
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| Νίκος Αναστασιάδης | |
.jpeg) Anastasiades in 2022 | |
| 7th President of Cyprus | |
| In office 28 February 2013 – 28 February 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Demetris Christofias |
| Succeeded by | Nikos Christodoulides |
| President of the Democratic Rally | |
| In office 8 June 1997 – 10 May 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Yiannakis Matsis |
| Succeeded by | Averof Neofytou |
| Member of the Cypriot House of Representatives | |
| In office 4 June 1981 – 27 February 2013 | |
| Constituency | Limassol |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 September 1946 Pera Pedi, Limassol District, British Cyprus (now Cyprus) |
| Political party | Democratic Rally (1976–present) Centre Union (before 1977) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Athens University of London |
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1981 Cypriot legislative election 1985 Cypriot legislative election 1991 Cypriot legislative election 1996 Cypriot legislative election 2001 Cypriot legislative election 2006 Cypriot legislative election 2011 Cypriot legislative election 2013 Cypriot presidential election 2018 Cypriot presidential election |
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Nicos Anastasiades (Greek: Νίκος Αναστασιάδης [ˈnikos anastasiˈaðis];[1][2] born 27 September 1946) is a Cypriot politician and businessperson, who served as the seventh president of Cyprus from 2013 to 2023. Previously, he was the leader of Democratic Rally between 1997 and 2013 and served as Member of Parliament from Limassol between 1981 and 2013.[3]
Having served in parliament for over three decades, Anastasiades was elected to the presidency in 2013 amid a deep economic crisis. He responded by negotiating a bail-out agreement with the Troika group, consisting of the European Commission, European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund. This required the island to generally cut public spending, though his administration remediated this by attracting significant foreign investment and then increasing the minimum wage, improving the economy. He was re-elected in 2018.
Anastasiades' foreign policy involved the greatest unification talks since 2004, but ultimately failed to reach an agreement. Another considerable legacy of his presidency is his longstanding relationship with Russia, dating back prior to his election due to his law firm that focussed on Russian clientele. Anastasiades signed several agreements to promote closer economic and financial ties with Moscow, turning Cyprus into a vehicle for Russian oligarchs to register their assets there and avoid international sanctions implemented since 2014.[4][5] Coupled with the controversial investment-for-citizenship program, this created a perception of corruption, something that his supporters have denied, and he reversed his policies drastically following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[6][7] He was mentioned in the Panama Papers,[8] Troika Laundromat,[9] and Cyprus Papers leaks.[10][11]
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- ^ Dawkins, David (2020). "Billionaires Worth Over $35 Billion Could Be Locked Out Of Europe As Cyprus Finally Suspends 'Golden Passport' Schemes". Forbes.