Nicos Anastasiades: a political "bruiser" Cypriots head to the polls Sunday for a presidential runoff after Nicos Anastasiades, the favourite in the first round, fell short of clinching an outright victory against rival candidate Stavros Malas on February 17. Anastasiades, who won 45.46 percent of the vote in the first round, is a lawyer who favours a bailout for Cyprus and has a reputation as a political "bruiser." File images of Anastasiades