Christos Christou ( el, Χρίστος Χρίστου; born 19 October 1980) is a
Cypriot
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politician, and the President of the
far-right
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ELAM
Elam (; Linear Elamite: ''hatamti''; Cuneiform Elamite: ; Sumerian: ; Akkadian: ; he, עֵילָם ''ʿēlām''; peo, 𐎢𐎺𐎩 ''hūja'') was an ancient civilization centered in the far west and southwest of modern-day Iran, stretc ...
party since 2008, who serves as a Representative of the Nicosia constituency with
ELAM
Elam (; Linear Elamite: ''hatamti''; Cuneiform Elamite: ; Sumerian: ; Akkadian: ; he, עֵילָם ''ʿēlām''; peo, 𐎢𐎺𐎩 ''hūja'') was an ancient civilization centered in the far west and southwest of modern-day Iran, stretc ...
since 2016.
In March 2022, he was confirmed as
ELAM
Elam (; Linear Elamite: ''hatamti''; Cuneiform Elamite: ; Sumerian: ; Akkadian: ; he, עֵילָם ''ʿēlām''; peo, 𐎢𐎺𐎩 ''hūja'') was an ancient civilization centered in the far west and southwest of modern-day Iran, stretc ...
's candidate for the
2023 Cypriot presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Cyprus on 5 February 2023. No candidate received a majority of the vote in the first round, so a runoff was held on 12 February. Incumbent president Nicos Anastasiades of the Democratic Rally (DISY), who won ...
.
Early life and education
Christos Christou was born in
Politiko
Politiko ( gr, Πολιτικό) is a village located in the Nicosia District of Cyprus.
The hamlet of Filani is part of this municipality.
The centre of the ancient city-kingdom Tamassos is believed to be under the village of Politiko and the ...
on the 19th of October 1980.
His main language is
Greek
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, but he also speaks English.
He obtained a degree in radiology at the
Technological Educational Institute of Athens
The Technological Educational Institute (TEI) of Athens (TEI ATH; Greek: Ανώτατο Τεχνολογικό Εκπαιδευτικό Ίδρυμα Αθήνας) was a state higher-educational institute in Athens."''The EEC has reached the conclu ...
.
He has also worked at the Nicosia General Hospital
and is currently a member of the Pancyprian Association of Technologists-Radiologists and Radiotherapists.
Political career
During his studies in
Greece
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, he was a member of the
far-right
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Popular Association - Golden Dawn political party, and is one of the founders of
National Popular Front (founded in 2008). After the first congress of the party, he became its chairman. He was elected MP in the 2016 parliamentary elections for the first time in the Nicosia Constituency with ELAM for the 11th parliamentary term.
As an MP, he is the representative of ELAM in the Parliament of the
Republic of Cyprus
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, deputy chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Health, member of the Parliamentary Committee on Foreign and European Affairs and the Parliamentary Committee on Institutions, Values and Administration, and member of the Parliamentary Delegation to the Conference of the European Affairs Committees of the Parliaments of the Member States of the European Union
In the 2018 presidential elections, he was a presidential candidate with 5.65% of the vote.
He was re-elected in the 2021 parliamentary elections for the 12th parliamentary term.
In the 2023 presidential elections, he was a presidential candidate with 6.04% of the vote.
References
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1980 births
Cypriot politicians
Living people
People from Nicosia District
Candidates for President of Cyprus