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{{Infobox election
| country = Cyprus
| country = Cyprus
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| type = presidential
| type = presidential
| candidate1 = [[George Vassiliou]]
| candidate1 = [[George Vassiliou]]
| party1 = Independent
| image1 = Георгиос Васос Василиу (30-09-1992).jpg
| image1 = Георгиос Васос Василиу (30-09-1992).jpg
| popular_vote1 = 167,834
| popular_vote1 = 167,834
| percentage1 = 51.63%
| percentage1 = 51.63%
| candidate2 = [[Glafcos Clerides]]
| candidate2 = [[Glafcos Clerides]]
| party2 = Democratic Rally
| image2 = Kliridis.jpg
| image2 = Kliridis.jpg
| popular_vote2 = 157,228
| popular_vote2 = 157,228
| percentage2 = 48.37%
| percentage2 = 48.37%
| title = [[President of Cyprus|President]]
| title = [[President of Cyprus|President]]
| before_election = Spyros Kyprianou
| before_election = [[Spyros Kyprianou]]
| before_party = [[Democratic Party (Cyprus)|DIKO]]–[[Progressive Party of Working People|AKEL]]
| after_election = George Vassiliou
| after_election = [[George Vassiliou]]
}}
| after_party = Independent

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Presidential elections were held in [[Cyprus]] on 14 February 1988, with a second round on 21 February.<ref name=NS>[[Dieter Nohlen]] & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p438 {{ISBN|978-3-8329-5609-7}}</ref> They were the first presidential elections in the country's history to go to a second round,<ref name=NS/> and resulted in a victory for [[George Vassiliou]] as an independent candidate supported by [[Progressive Party of Working People|AKEL]] after he finished as the runner-up behind [[Glafcos Clerides]] of the [[Democratic Rally]] in the first round. Voter turnout was 94.3% in both rounds.<ref>Nohlen & Stöver, p446</ref>
Presidential elections were held in [[Cyprus]] on 14 February 1988, with a second round on 21 February.<ref name=NS>[[Dieter Nohlen]] & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p438 {{ISBN|978-3-8329-5609-7}}</ref> They were the first presidential elections in the country's history to go to a second round,<ref name=NS/> and resulted in a victory for [[George Vassiliou]] as an independent candidate supported by [[Progressive Party of Working People|AKEL]] after he finished as the runner-up behind [[Glafcos Clerides]] of the [[Democratic Rally]] in the first round. Voter turnout was 94.3% in both rounds.<ref>Nohlen & Stöver, p446</ref>
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[[Category:February 1988 events in Europe]]
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Revision as of 19:24, 3 July 2023

1988 Cypriot presidential election

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Candidate George Vassiliou Glafcos Clerides
Party Independent DISY
Popular vote 167,834 157,228
Percentage 51.63% 48.37%

President before election

Spyros Kyprianou
DIKOAKEL

Elected President

George Vassiliou
Independent

Presidential elections were held in Cyprus on 14 February 1988, with a second round on 21 February.[1] They were the first presidential elections in the country's history to go to a second round,[1] and resulted in a victory for George Vassiliou as an independent candidate supported by AKEL after he finished as the runner-up behind Glafcos Clerides of the Democratic Rally in the first round. Voter turnout was 94.3% in both rounds.[2]

Results

CandidatePartyFirst roundSecond round
Votes%Votes%
Glafcos CleridesDemocratic Rally111,50433.32157,22848.37
George VassiliouIndependent100,74830.11167,83451.63
Spyros KyprianouDemocratic Party91,33527.29
Vassos LyssaridesMovement for Social Democracy30,8659.22
Thrasos Georgiadis1870.06
Total334,639100.00325,062100.00
Valid votes334,63997.63325,06294.77
Invalid/blank votes8,1412.3717,9285.23
Total votes342,780100.00342,990100.00
Registered voters/turnout363,71994.24363,74094.30
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

  1. ^ a b Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p438 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p446