In today’s episode, former Cyprus problem negotiator and career diplomat Andreas Mavroyiannis won a resounding 90 per cent of the votes during Akel’s extraordinary conference on Sunday, which was called to approve his candidacy for the 2023 presidential elections.

Elsewhere, Cyprus’ involvement in the Agapinor-2022 joint military exercise with Israel has sparked heated reaction from Turkey, which accused the government of destabilising the region.

In other news, a suspected case of monkeypox that came to the health authority’s attention on June 1, turned out to be a case of chickenpox.

All this and more in the Cyprus Beat briefing brought to you by the Cyprus Mail.