1993 Cypriot presidential election
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14 February 1993 (second round) | 1998 → |
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President before election
George Vassiliou
Independent | Elected President
Glafcos Clerides
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Presidential elections were held in Cyprus on 7 February 1993, with a second round on 14 February.[1] The result was a victory for Glafcos Clerides of the Democratic Rally after he finished as runner-up behind George Vassiliou, supported by AKEL, in the first round, a reverse of the 1988 elections. Voter turnout was 92.4% in the first round and 93.3% in the second.[2]
Results
| Candidate | Party | First round | Second round |
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| Votes | % | Votes | % |
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| George Vassiliou | Independent | 157,027 | 44.15 | 176,769 | 49.69 |
| Glafcos Clerides | Democratic Rally | 130,663 | 36.74 | 178,945 | 50.31 |
| Pashalis Pashalidis | | 66,300 | 18.64 | |
| Georgios Mavrogenis | | 890 | 0.25 | |
| Giannakis Taliotis | | 755 | 0.21 | |
| Total | 355,635 | 100.00 | 355,714 | 100.00 |
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| Valid votes | 355,635 | 97.67 | 355,714 | 96.80 |
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| Invalid/blank votes | 8,483 | 2.33 | 11,760 | 3.20 |
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| Total votes | 364,118 | 100.00 | 367,474 | 100.00 |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 393,993 | 92.42 | 393,993 | 93.27 |
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| Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
References
- ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p438 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p446
