Cypriot presidential election, 1983

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Presidential elections were held in Cyprus on 13 February 1983. [1] The result was a victory for Spyros Kyprianou of the Democratic Party (and also supported by AKEL), who received 56.5% of the vote. Voter turnout was 95.0%. [2]

Cyprus Island country in Mediterranean

Cyprus, officially the Republic of Cyprus, is an island country in the Eastern Mediterranean and the third largest and third most populous island in the Mediterranean, located south of Turkey, west of Syria and Lebanon, northwest of Israel, north of Egypt, and southeast of Greece.

Spyros Kyprianou President of Cyprus

Spyros Achilleos Kyprianou was one of the most prominent politicians and barristers of modern Cyprus. He served as the second President of Cyprus from 1977 to 1988.

Democratic Party (Cyprus) political party in Cyprus

The Democratic Party is a Greek-Cypriot nationalist, centrist political party in Cyprus founded in 1976 by Spyros Kyprianou.

Results

CandidatePartyVotes%
Spyros Kyprianou Democratic Party/AKEL 173,79156.5
Glafcos Clerides Democratic Rally 104,29433.9
Vassos Lyssarides Movement for Social Democracy 29,3079.5
Invalid/blank votes3,511
Total310,903100
Registered voters/turnout327,18495.0
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

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References

  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p438 ISBN   978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p445