2013 Cypriot presidential election

2013 Cypriot presidential election
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Nominee Nicos Anastasiades Stavros Malas
Party DISY AKEL
Popular vote 236,965 175,267
Percentage 57.48% 42.52%
President before election

Demetris Christofias
AKEL

President-elect

Nicos Anastasiades
DISY

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Presidential elections were held in Cyprus on 17 February 2013. A runoff was held on 24 February 2013. Nicos Anastasiades of Democratic Rally won the election.[1] The other candidates were Stavros Malas of the Progressive Party of Working People (AKEL); Praxoula Antoniadou of the United Democrats; Lakis Ioannou with the support of LASOK; Loukas Stavrou; ELAM's Giorgos Charalambous, Giorgos Lillikas of Movement for Social Democracy (EDEK); and independents Andreas Efstratiou, Makaria-Andri Stylianou, Kostas Kyriacou(Outopos) and Solon Gregoriou.[2][3] Although the president Demetris Christofias was not term-limited, he did not seek re-election in 2013.[4]

  1. ^ Elections in Cyprus IFES
  2. ^ Evripidou, Stefanos (12 June 2012). "New face on the block in run for President 2013". Cyprus Mail. Retrieved 12 July 2012.[dead link‍]
  3. ^ "AKEL chose Malas as their candidate for President Election in 2013". North Cyprus Daily. 22 June 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  4. ^ "End of the road for Christofias – President will not seek re-election". Famagusta Gazette. 14 May 2012. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2012.