President of Cyprus

President of the Republic of Cyprus
Πρόεδρος της Κυπριακής Δημοκρατίας (Greek) Kıbrıs Cumhuriyeti Cumhurbaşkanı (Turkish)
File:Coat of arms of Cyprus (2023).png Emblem of the Republic of Cyprus
Presidential Standard of Cyprus
Incumbent Nikos Christodoulides since 28 February 2023
Executive branch of the Government of Cyprus
Style	Mr President (informal) His Excellency (diplomatic)
Status	Head of State, Head of Government
Member of	European Council
Residence	Presidential Palace
Seat	Nicosia, Cyprus
Appointer	Popular vote
Term length	Five years, renewable once consecutively
Constituting instrument	Cypriot Constitution
Formation	16 August 1960 (1960-08-16)
First holder	Makarios III
Deputy	Vice President of Cyprus (de jure) President of the House of Representatives (de facto)
Salary	119,000 EUR annually
Website	www.presidency.gov.cy

The president of Cyprus, officially the President of the Republic of Cyprus, is the head of state and the head of government of Cyprus, as well as the commander-in-chief of the Cypriot National Guard. The office was established by the Constitution of 1960, after Cyprus gained its independence from the United Kingdom.

Uniquely among member states of the European Union, in Cyprus the roles of head of state and government are combined, making Cyprus the only EU state with a full presidential system of government.

The Constitution requires the president to be a Greek Cypriot, over the age of thirty-five, elected directly in a two-round system. The president's term lasts for five years, and under the Thirteenth Amendment of the Constitution no person can serve more than two consecutive presidential terms.

Nikos Christodoulides is the 8th and current president of Cyprus, having assumed office on February 28, 2023.

Powers

According to the Constitution, the President of the Republic is the Head of State, and is elected for a five year term through direct, universal and secret ballot.

Among the most important powers granted to the President of the Republic by the Constitution, are the power to put into effect laws passed by the House of Representatives or the right of veto to prevent legislation passed by the House from being enacted, if a given law concerns issues of the external policy, security and defense of the Republic, the right to refer such legislation back to the legislative body, as well as the right to refer it to the Supreme Court for the purposes of checking its constitutionality.

In addition, the President convenes the meetings of the Council of Ministers and draws up their agenda, while maintaining the right of veto for council meetings as well, provided that they concern issues of external policy, security and defense of the Republic, as well as the right to refer them back to the aforementioned body.

Today, under the doctrine of necessity, the president appoints eleven ministers, who constitute the country's Cabinet, and with the exception of the powers reserved by the 9Constitution explicitly for the President and Vice President of the Republic, exercise the executive authority of the state.

Furthermore, the Constitution grants the president the power to unilaterally appoint independent state officials and Supreme Court judges.

Removal from the office

There are two ways for the President of the Republic to be removed from office. In the first case, they must be convicted by the Supreme Court for high treason, following prosecution by the prosecutor general and the deputy prosecutor general, which has to been approved by a resolution of at least three-quarters of Members of Parliament. In the second case, they must be convicted of a dishonorable offense or an offense of moral turpitude, following prosecution by the prosecutor general and the deputy prosecutor general, which has to be approved by the President of the Supreme Court.

List

Key

^§ Elected unopposed
† Died in office

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term			Political Party	Elected
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Archbishop Makarios III (1913–1977)	16 August 1960	15 July 1974 (deposed)	13 years, 333 days	Independent	1959 1968 1973[§]
–		Nikos Sampson (1935–2001) Acting	15 July 1974	23 July 1974	8 days	Progressive Front	–
–		Glafcos Clerides (1919–2013) Acting	23 July 1974	7 December 1974	137 days	Eniaion	–
(1)		Archbishop Makarios III (1913–1977)	7 December 1974 (restored)	3 August 1977 †	2 years, 239 days	Independent	–
2		Spyros Kyprianou (1932–2002)	3 August 1977	28 February 1988	10 years, 209 days	DIKO	1978[§] 1983
3		George Vassiliou (born 1931)	28 February 1988	28 February 1993	5 years	Independent supported by AKEL	1988
4		Glafcos Clerides (1919–2013)	28 February 1993	28 February 2003	10 years	DISY	1993 1998
5		Tassos Papadopoulos (1934–2008)	28 February 2003	28 February 2008	5 years	DIKO supported by AKEL	2003
6		Demetris Christofias (1946–2019)	28 February 2008	28 February 2013	5 years	AKEL	2008
7		Nicos Anastasiades (born 1946)	28 February 2013	28 February 2023	10 years	DISY	2013 2018
8		Nikos Christodoulides (born 1973)	28 February 2023	Incumbent	1 year, 315 days	Independent supported by DIKO, EDEK, DIPA, Solidarity	2023

Timeline

Latest election

Main article: 2023 Cypriot presidential election

Candidate		Party	First round		Second round
			Votes	%	Votes	%
	Nikos Christodoulides	Independent	127,309	32.04	204,867	51.97
	Andreas Mavroyiannis	Independent	117,551	29.59	189,335	48.03
	Averof Neofytou	Democratic Rally	103,748	26.11
	Christos Christou	National Popular Front	23,988	6.04
	Achilleas Demetriades	Independent	8,137	2.05
	Constantinos Christofides	New Wave – The Other Cyprus	6,326	1.59
	Georgios Colocassides	Independent	5,287	1.33
	Alexios Savvides	Independent	2,395	0.60
	Charalampos Aristotelous	Independent	866	0.22
	Celestina de Petro	Independent	575	0.14
	Andronicos Zervides	Independent	341	0.09
	Ioulia Khovrina Komninou	United Republican Party of Cyprus	330	0.08
	Andreas Efstratiou	Independent	299	0.08
	Loukas Stavrou	National Communitarian Reconstruction	165	0.04
Total			397,317	100.00	394,202	100.00
Valid votes			397,317	98.27	394,202	96.95
Invalid votes			5,333	1.32	8,428	2.07
Blank votes			1,671	0.41	3,986	0.98
Total votes			404,321	100.00	406,616	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			561,273	72.04	561,273	72.45
Source: Central Electoral Service, Central Electoral Service

Statistics

#	President	Date of birth	Age at inauguration (first term)	Time in office (total)	Age at retirement (last term)	Date of death	Longevity
1	Mouskos, MichailMakarios III	19130813August 13, 1913(August 13, 1913)	47 00347 years, 3 days	16 32016 years, 211 days	65 17663 years, 355 days	19770803August 3, 1977	23,36663 years, 355 days
2	Kyprianou, SpyrosSpyros Kyprianou	19321028October 28, 1932(October 28, 1932)	44 31044 years, 310 days	10 17810 years, 178 days	55 12355 years, 123 days	20020312March 12, 2002	25,33769 years, 135 days
3	Vassiliou, GeorgiosGeorgios Vassiliou	19310520May 20, 1931(May 20, 1931)	56 28456 years, 284 days	05 0005 years, 0 days	61 28461 years, 284 days	Living	34,20293 years, 233 days (Living)
4	Clerides, GlafcosGlafcos Clerides	19190424April 24, 1919(April 24, 1919)	73 31073 years, 310 days	10 00010 years, 0 days	83 31083 years, 310 days	20131115November 15, 2013	34,53994 years, 205 days
5	Papadopoulos, TassosTassos Papadopoulos	19340107January 7, 1934(January 7, 1934)	69 05269 years, 52 days	05 0005 years, 0 days	74 05274 years, 52 days	20081212December 12, 2008	27,36874 years, 340 days
6	Christofias, DemetrisDemetris Christofias	19460829August 29, 1946(August 29, 1946)	61 18361 years, 183 days	05 0005 years, 0 days	66 18366 years, 183 days	20190621June 21, 2019	26,59472 years, 296 days
7	Anastasiades, NicosNicos Anastasiades	19460927September 27, 1946(September 27, 1946)	66 15466 years, 154 days	01 199 31510 years, 0 days	76 15476 years, 154 days	Living	28,59378 years, 103 days (Living)
8	Nikos Christodoulides	6 December 1973	49 years, 85 days	01 199 3151 year, 315 days (Ongoing)	Incumbent	Living	18,83851 years, 33 days (Living)

See also

• List of colonial governors and administrators of British Cyprus
• Politics of Cyprus

External links

• Presidency of Cyprus