Cypriots elect a new parliament amid voter disillusionment

A woman casts her bllot at a polling station during the parliamentary elections in southern port city of Limassol in this mediterranean island of Cyprus, on Sunday, May 22, 2016. Cypriots elect a new parliament amid high voter disillusionment with what many see as the country's discredited political establishment. Some 543,000 voters are eligible to cast their ballots for 56 lawmakers. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias) (The Associated Press)

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A voter exits a booth at a polling station during the parliamentary elections in the southern port city of Limassol in this mediterranean island of Cyprus, on Sunday, May 22, 2016. Cypriots elect a new parliament amid high voter disillusionment with what many see as the country's discredited political establishment. Some 543,000 voters are eligible to cast their ballots for 56 lawmakers. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias) (The Associated Press)

A man, helped by a woman, leaves the polling booth at a polling station during the parliamentary elections in southern port city of Limassol in this mediterranean island of Cyprus, on Sunday, May 22, 2016. Cypriots are voting for a new parliament amid public disillusionment with what many see as a discredited political establishment. Some 543,000 voters are eligible to cast their ballots for 56 lawmakers. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias) (The Associated Press)

NICOSIA, Cyprus – Cypriots are voting for a new parliament amid public disillusionment with what many see as a discredited political establishment.

Some 543,000 voters are eligible to cast ballots Sunday for 56 lawmakers, but opinion polls have shown a large undecided vote.

The vote won't result in a change of government under Cyprus' presidential system.

Opinion polls have also indicated that a significant number of voters may turn to smaller parties instead of larger ones that have long dominated the domestic political scene.

As in previous elections, ongoing efforts to heal the country's ethnic division have been pronounced on the campaign trail.

But an economic crisis that saw many lose their jobs, coupled with a sense that corruption is widespread in politics, have also figured prominently.

Polls close at 1500 GMT.