1988 Cypriot presidential election

1988 Cypriot presidential election

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21 February 1988 (second round)
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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% in both rounds.[2]

  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