The two candidates who knocked incumbent Tassos Papadopoulos out of Cyprus' presidential race in a shock first round of voting were lobbying Monday for the support of the loser's backers.
Communist party leader Demetris Christofias, 61, and 59-year-old former Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides, of the right-wing DISY party, are vying for the five-year presidency in a Feb. 24 runoff.
Both are seen as more conciliatory than the hardline Papadopoulos over attempts to reach agreement with Turkish Cypriots to try to reunite the divided island. The two men have said they want speedy negotiations with the Turkish Cypriots who have been split from the Greek …
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