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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% in both rounds. [2]
| Candidate | Party | First round | Second round | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| Glafcos Clerides | Democratic Rally | 111,504 | 33.32 | 157,228 | 48.37 | |
| George Vassiliou | Independent [b] | 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 | ||
| Valid votes | 334,639 | 97.63 | 325,062 | 94.77 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 8,141 | 2.37 | 17,928 | 5.23 | ||
| Total votes | 342,780 | 100.00 | 342,990 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 363,719 | 94.24 | 363,740 | 94.30 | ||
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | ||||||
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Events in the year 1993 in Cyprus.
Events in the year 1988 in Cyprus.
Events in the year 1983 in Cyprus.
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