2018 Cypriot presidential election
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Presidential elections were held in Cyprus on 28 January 2018.[1] As no candidate received a majority of the vote in the first round, a run-off was held on 4 February between the top two candidates, incumbent President Nicos Anastasiades of the Democratic Rally (DISY) and Stavros Malas of the Progressive Party of Working People. Anastasiades emerged as the winner with 55.99% of the vote.[2]
Electoral system
The President of Cyprus is elected using the two-round system;[3] if no candidate gets a majority in the first round of voting, a run-off is held between the top two candidates.
Candidates
- Nicos Anastasiades, DISY[4]
- Charis Aristeidou, Independent
- Christos Christou, ELAM (Cyprus)[5][6]
- Andreas Efstratiou, Independent
- Christakis Kapiliotis, Independent
- Giorgos Lillikas, Citizens' Alliance[1]
- Stavros Malas, Progressive Party of Working People[7]
- Michail Mina, Organisation of Justice Fighters
- Nikolas Papadopoulos, Democratic Party[8] also endorsed by the Solidarity Movement and the Movement for Social Democracy[9][10]
Opinion polls
First round
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Opinion polls.
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| Pollster | Date | Abstention | Other | Lead | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anastasiades DISY | Malas AKEL | Papadopoulos DIKO | Lillikas SYPOL | Christou ΕLΑΜ | |||||
| Election results | 29 Jan 2018 | 28.12% | 35.51% | 30.24% | 25.74% | 2.18% | 5.65% | 0.68% | 5.27% |
| CMRC[permanent dead link] | 19 Jan 2018 | 16.5% | 30.2% | 20% | 21.4% | 2.4% | 3.6% | 5.9% | 8.8% |
| Prime Consulting | 18 Jan 2018 | 16.9% | 31.9% | 20.8% | 23.4% | 2.6% | 2.8% | 1.6% | 8.5% |
| CYMAR | 18 Jan 2018 | 36% | 27% | 16% | 14% | 2% | 4.5% | 0.5% | 11% |
| Symmetron | 18 Jan 2018 | 11.8% | 34.2% | 23.1% | 22.6% | 3.1% | 4.3% | 0.9% | 11.1% |
| Symmetron | 14 Jan 2018 | 12.5% | 34.4% | 21.2% | 22.6% | 3.5% | 4.3% | 1.5% | 11.8% |
| Noverna | 14 Jan 2018 | 22.6% | 32.1% | 18.6% | 14.5% | 1.2% | 5.7% | 5.3% | 13.5% |
| Pulse | 12 Jan 2018 | 2.2% | 30.8% | 18.5% | 18.9% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 1% | 11.9% |
| CYMAR | 21 Dec 2017 | 33.5% | 30% | 15% | 15% | 2% | 4% | 0.5% | 15% |
| Prime Consulting | 15 Dec 2017 | 10.1% | 35% | 21.8% | 25.3% | 3.3% | 3.1% | 1.4% | 9.7% |
| Noverna | 10 Dec 2017 | 25.7% | 30.4% | 17.8% | 13.8% | 2.1% | 3.3% | 6.9% | 12.6% |
| CMRC | 8 Dec 2017 | 16.2% | 29.1% | 18.7% | 21.1% | 4.1% | 3.7% | 7% | 8% |
| CYMAR | 24 Νov 2017 | 28.5% | 27% | 13.5% | 13.5% | 2% | 4% | 11.5% | 13.5% |
| Symmetron | 23 Νοv 2017 | 9.6% | 33.7% | 19.6% | 22.6% | 4.1% | 2.7% | 0.7% | 11.1% |
| CMRC | 10 Νοv 2017 | 19% | 26.3% | 17% | 19.7% | 4% | 3.6% | 10.5% | 6.6% |
| Prime Consulting | 7 Νοv 2017 | 15% | 32.9% | 17.7% | 24% | 4.1% | 1.7% | 4.6% | 8.6% |
| Prime Consulting | 15 Οct 2017 | 16% | 30% | 16% | 21% | 4% | - | 13% | 9% |
| IMR | 12 Οct 2017 | 31% | 33% | 18% | 20% | 6% | - | 2% | 13% |
| Prime Consulting | 9 Οct 2017 | 18% | 31.7% | 17% | 23.1% | 5.1% | - | 5.1% | 8.6% |
| Noverna | 8 Oct 2017 | 17% | 23% | 17% | 17% | 7% | 3% | 17% | 6% |
| Symmetron | 2 Οct 2017 | 25% | 32% | 16% | 22% | 5% | - | - | 10% |
| CYMAR | 29 Sep 2017 | 33% | 27% | 13% | 16% | 3% | - | 8% | 11% |
| CYMAR | 29 Sept 2017 | 33% | 27% | 12% | 14% | 2% | - | 13% | 13% |
| IMR | 29 Jul 2017 | 22% | 31% | 21% | 19% | 7% | - | - | 10% |
Results
| Candidate | Party | First round | Second round | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| Nicos Anastasiades | Democratic Rally | 137,268 | 35.51 | 215,281 | 55.99 | |
| Stavros Malas | Progressive Party of Working People | 116,920 | 30.24 | 169,243 | 44.01 | |
| Nikolas Papadopoulos | Democratic Party | 99,508 | 25.74 | |||
| Christos Christou | ELAM | 21,846 | 5.65 | |||
| Giorgos Lillikas | Citizens' Alliance | 8,419 | 2.18 | |||
| Andreas Efstratiou | Independent | 845 | 0.22 | |||
| Charis Aristeidou | Independent | 752 | 0.19 | |||
| Michail Mina | Organisation of Justice Fighters | 662 | 0.17 | |||
| Christakis Kapiliotis | Independent | 391 | 0.10 | |||
| Total | 386,611 | 100.00 | 384,524 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 386,611 | 97.64 | 384,524 | 94.37 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 9,338 | 2.36 | 22,951 | 5.63 | ||
| Total votes | 395,949 | 100.00 | 407,475 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 550,876 | 71.88 | 550,876 | 73.97 | ||
| Source: European Polling Report, Central Electoral Service | ||||||
By district
First round
| District | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anastasiades DISY | Malas AKEL | Papadopoulos DIKO | Christou ELAM | Lillikas SYPOL | Others | Turnout | ||||||||
| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Total | % | |
| Nicosia | 51,224 | 34.11 | 44,989 | 29.95 | 40,994 | 27.29 | 8,438 | 5.62 | 3,616 | 2.41 | 933 | 0.62 | 153,874 | 72.23 |
| Famagusta | 9,652 | 43.58 | 6,311 | 28.49 | 3,545 | 16.00 | 2,096 | 9.46 | 434 | 1.96 | 112 | 0.51 | 22,850 | 72.57 |
| Larnaca | 24,088 | 36.74 | 23,961 | 36.55 | 12,590 | 19.20 | 3,555 | 5.42 | 1,078 | 1.64 | 285 | 0.44 | 67,161 | 72.38 |
| Limassol | 39,951 | 38.19 | 29,711 | 28.40 | 27,021 | 25.83 | 4,879 | 4.66 | 2,127 | 2.03 | 935 | 0.87 | 107,062 | 70.38 |
| Paphos | 9,777 | 27.17 | 8,640 | 24.01 | 13,667 | 37.98 | 2,518 | 7.00 | 1,029 | 2.86 | 349 | 0.96 | 36,713 | 73.77 |
| Cypriots abroad | 2,576 | 31.78 | 3,308 | 40.81 | 1,691 | 20.86 | 360 | 4.44 | 135 | 1.67 | 36 | 0.45 | 8,239 | 70.95 |
| Total | 137,268 | 35.51 | 116,920 | 30.24 | 99,508 | 25.74 | 21,846 | 5.65 | 8,419 | 2.18 | 2,650 | 0.68 | 395,949 | 71.88 |
Second round
| Districts | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anastasiades DISY | Malas AKEL | Turnout | ||||
| Votes | % | Votes | % | Total | % | |
| Nicosia | 82,721 | 56.17 | 64,555 | 43.83 | 156,788 | 73.60 |
| Famagusta | 14,591 | 62.84 | 8,628 | 37.16 | 24,448 | 77.65 |
| Larnaca | 35,866 | 52.73 | 32,146 | 47.27 | 71,280 | 76.81 |
| Limassol | 61,086 | 57.79 | 44,623 | 42.21 | 111,707 | 73.44 |
| Paphos | 17,034 | 52.37 | 15,492 | 47.63 | 35,067 | 70.47 |
| Cypriots abroad | 3,983 | 51.18 | 3,799 | 48.82 | 8,185 | 70.06 |
| Total | 215,281 | 55.99 | 169,243 | 44.01 | 407,475 | 73.97 |
Notes
- ^ Malas, although a member of AKEL, announced his campaign independently as a nonpartisan candidate instead of being put forward by the party. AKEL later decided to endorse him.
References
- ^ a b Lillikas becomes first official 2018 presidential candidate Archived 27 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine In Cyprus, 13 March 2017
- ^ Christou, Jean (5 February 2018). "Second term for Anastasiades, says more still left to do". Cyprus Mail. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ Cyprus IFES
- ^ "Cyprus President Anastasiades to seek second term". DW.COM. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- ^ "Το ΕΛΑΜ από μια κατάμεστη αίθουσα έστειλε μήνυμα ότι "Τούτη η γη έχει φωνή"!" [The ELAM from a packed hall sent a message that "This land has voice"!] (in Greek). Εθνικό Λαϊκό Μέτωπο. 5 November 2017. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
- ^ "Far-right leader announces candidacy". Cyprus Mail. 4 November 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- ^ Malas officially announces presidential candidacy Cyprus Mail, 2 September 2017
- ^ Diko backs Papadopoulos, Akel mulls options Cyprus Mail, 27 April 2017
- ^ Solidarity Movement endorses Papadopoulos Cyprus Mail, 4 May 2017
- ^ Edek congress green lights Papadopoulos’ candidacy Cyprus Mail, 30 April 2017
