Christos Christou

Christos Christou (; born 19 October 1980 ) is a Greek Cypriot politician, who is the President of the ELAM party since 2008, and serves as a member of the House of Representatives since 2016.

Christou was his party's candidate in the 2023 presidential election.

Early life and education

Christos Christou was born in Politiko on 19 October 1980. His main language is Greek, but he also speaks English. He has also worked at the Nicosia General Hospital

As an MP, he is the representative of ELAM in the Parliament of the Republic of Cyprus, 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 2021 for the 12th parliamentary term.

2023 presidential elections

During the 2023 Cypriot presidential election, Christou again sought the office of president. He outlined his platform as such: Reducing illegal immigration, which he claimed was the cause of the cost of living increase and housing crisis in the country. A price ceiling on essential good and a reduction in Value-added tax for the elderly and young. Christou received 6.04% of the vote and did not qualify for the runoff election.