The Cypriot president is predicting the island nation's parliament will reject a bailout plan demanded by international lenders that calls for taxing the savings accounts of depositors at the country's banks.
ຊາວໄຊປຣັສ ປະທ້ວງຕໍ່ ຂໍ້ກໍານົດໃນ ການກອບກູ້ ທະນາຄານ
![A man walks by graffiti that reads "Troika out" in the old city of capital Nicosia, Cyprus, March 19, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/275df543-19da-48b0-81b0-3794e5b6fe63_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A man walks by graffiti that reads "Troika out" in the old city of capital Nicosia, Cyprus, March 19, 2013.
![Protesters shout slogans outside parliament in Nicosia, Cyprus, March 18, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/a95655ca-c6ab-4887-9b30-32da7d1dfce1_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Protesters shout slogans outside parliament in Nicosia, Cyprus, March 18, 2013.
![Protesters hold up their hands as they protest outside the parliament in capital Nicosia, Cyprus, March 18, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/026d31a5-2869-426e-b33b-0ba3af24c1e0_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Protesters hold up their hands as they protest outside the parliament in capital Nicosia, Cyprus, March 18, 2013.
![Demonstrators raise their arms in protest as Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades's convoy drives to the parliament in Nicosia, Cyprus, March 18, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/4835e7e3-e4e1-4bcb-b493-4771e1fcc709_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Demonstrators raise their arms in protest as Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades's convoy drives to the parliament in Nicosia, Cyprus, March 18, 2013.