Vartkes Mahdessian was on Thursday re-elected as the Armenian Cypriot community’s non-voting representative in parliament.

He was the sole candidate to have registered for the seat on Wednesday, and with 24 hours having passed after the closing of nominations and no objections to his candidacy having been filed, he was proclaimed as the election’s winner unopposed.

The 76-year-old was first elected to the role in 2006 and will now serve in the role for a fifth five-year term.

The seat will be up for re-election in 2031.