(Cyprus Mail) Paphos mayor Phedonas Phedonos has predicted that by 2037, there will be more Muslims than Christians in Cyprus.
“In the Paphos district, 57 per cent of the population are Greek Cypriots. By 2034, between 2032 and 2034, in the Paphos district, 49 per cent of the population will be Greek Cypriots,” he said in a televised interview which circulated on social media on Saturday.
“At the moment on the island of Cyprus, 60 per cent of the population are Christians and 40 per cent are Muslims. By 2037, 49 per cent of the population will be Christians and 51 per cent will be Muslims.”
He then added, “I remind you of the case of Lebanon, what is happening in Lebanon,” possibly in reference to the country’s historical sectarian issues between its native religious populations.
