Cypriot presidential election, 1988
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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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| George Vassiliou | Independent supported by AKEL | 100,748 | 30.1 | 167,834 | 51.6 |
| Glafcos Clerides | Democratic Rally | 111,504 | 33.3 | 157,228 | 48.4 |
| Spyros Kyprianou | Democratic Party | 91,335 | 27.3 | ||
| Vassos Lyssarides | Movement for Social Democracy | 30,865 | 9.2 | ||
| Thrasos Georgiadis | 187 | 0.1 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 8,141 | – | 17,928 | – | |
| Total | 342,834 | 100 | 342,990 | 100 | |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | |||||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p438 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p446
