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Feb. 12, 2023 Held

Cyprus
Republic of Cyprus
Election for Cypriot Presidency

Results

Voter Participation


Cast Votes:406,616
Valid Votes:394,202
Invalid Votes:8,428
Voter
Turnout*

Vote Share by Candidate:

Nikos CHRISTODOULIDIS204,867

51.97

Andreas MAVROGIANNIS189,335

48.03
Election Results Modified: Feb 13, 2023

General Information

At Stake in this Election:

  • The Presidency of Cyprus

Government Structure:  

  • Chief of State: Nikos ANASTASIADIS (since 28 February 2013) 
  • Head of Government: Nikos ANASTASIADIS (since 28 February 2013) 
  • Assembly: The unicameral House of Representatives (Βουλή των Αντιπροσώπων / Vouli ton Antiprosopon) is comprised of 80 seats with 56 seats assigned to Greek Cypriots and 24 to Turkish Cypriots but only those assigned to Greek Cypriots are filled.  

Electoral System:  

  • The president is directly elected by absolute majority vote through up to two rounds of voting for a 5-year term.  

Last Election

In the first round election, Nikos CHRISTODOULIDIS received 32.04% of votes, and Andreas MAVROGIANNIS received 29.59% of votes, qualifying them to advance to the second round.   Voter turnout was 70.79%.

Key Deadlines: 

Main Candidates in this Election:

  • Andreas MAVROGIANNIS 
    • Independent 
  • Nikos CHRISTODOULIDIS 
    • Independent 

Population and Registered Voters: 

Gender Data: 

Disability Data: 

  • CRPD Status: Signed 08 Feb 2008; Ratified 05 Jul 2012 
  • Projected population with a disability: 194,265 (2022 est.) 

IFES Resources: 

  • Does IFES have a presence in Cyprus: No 
  • Election Judgements: Yes, 17 resources 
Election Modified: Mar 10, 2023

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