1988 Cypriot presidential election
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| ← 1983 | 14 February 1988 (first round)
21 February 1988 (second round) | 1993 → |
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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
DIKO–AKEL | Elected President
George Vassiliou
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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
| Candidate | Party | First round | Second round |
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| Votes | % | Votes | % |
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| Glafcos Clerides | Democratic Rally | 111,504 | 33.32 | 157,228 | 48.37 |
| George Vassiliou | Independent | 100,748 | 30.11 | 167,834 | 51.63 |
| Spyros Kyprianou | Democratic Party | 91,335 | 27.29 | |
| Vassos Lyssarides | Movement for Social Democracy | 30,865 | 9.22 | |
| Thrasos Georgiadis | | 187 | 0.06 | |
| Total | 334,639 | 100.00 | 325,062 | 100.00 |
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| Valid votes | 334,639 | 97.63 | 325,062 | 94.77 |
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| Invalid/blank votes | 8,141 | 2.37 | 17,928 | 5.23 |
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| Total votes | 342,780 | 100.00 | 342,990 | 100.00 |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 363,719 | 94.24 | 363,740 | 94.30 |
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| Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
References
- ^ a b Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p438 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p446
