Cypriot presidential election, 1998
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Presidential elections were held in Cyprus
on 8 February 1998, with a second round on 15 February. The result was a victory for Glafcos Clerides of the Democratic Rally
after he finished as runner-up behind George Iacovou (who was supported by AKEL
and the Democratic Party
) in the first round. Voter turnout was 91.7% in the first round and 93.4% in the second.
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
on 8 February 1998, with a second round on 15 February. The result was a victory for Glafcos Clerides of the Democratic Rally
Democratic Rally
The Democratic Rally , is a centre-right political party in Cyprus, led by Nicos Anastasiades.The party was founded on 4 July 1976 by veteran politician Glafkos Klerides. Clerides served as Cyprus president from 1993 until 2003....
after he finished as runner-up behind George Iacovou (who was supported by AKEL
Progressive Party of Working People
The Progressive Party of Working People is a communist party in Cyprus. It supports an independent, demilitarized and non-aligned Cyprus, and a federal solution of the internal aspect of the Cyprus problem. It places particular emphasis on rapprochement with the Turkish Cypriots. It supported...
and the Democratic Party
Democratic Party (Cyprus)
The Democratic Party is a centrist political party in Cyprus, founded in 1976 by Spyros Kyprianou. As it is reported in its founding statement , the Democratic Party proposes to the Cypriot society the political philosophy of "social centrism", which constitutes “a total of attributes and values...
) in the first round. Voter turnout was 91.7% in the first round and 93.4% in the second.
Results
| Candidate | Party | First round | Second round | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
| George Iacovou | AKEL Progressive Party of Working People The Progressive Party of Working People is a communist party in Cyprus. It supports an independent, demilitarized and non-aligned Cyprus, and a federal solution of the internal aspect of the Cyprus problem. It places particular emphasis on rapprochement with the Turkish Cypriots. It supported... /DIKO Democratic Party (Cyprus) The Democratic Party is a centrist political party in Cyprus, founded in 1976 by Spyros Kyprianou. As it is reported in its founding statement , the Democratic Party proposes to the Cypriot society the political philosophy of "social centrism", which constitutes “a total of attributes and values... |
160,918 | 10.6 | 200,222 | 49.2 |
| Glafcos Clerides | Democratic Rally Democratic Rally The Democratic Rally , is a centre-right political party in Cyprus, led by Nicos Anastasiades.The party was founded on 4 July 1976 by veteran politician Glafkos Klerides. Clerides served as Cyprus president from 1993 until 2003.... |
158,763 | 40.1 | 200,222 | 49.2 |
| Vassos Lyssarides Vassos Lyssarides Vassos Lyssarides is a Cypriot politician who has been a central figure in Cyprus politics since the island's independence.He was born in 1920 in the village of Lefkara. He was educated at the Pancyprian Gymnasium and then studied medicine at the University of Athens... |
Movement for Social Democracy Movement for Social Democracy The Movement for Social Democracy EDEK is a Social Democratic party in Cyprus. It was originally founded by Dr Vasos Lyssaridis in 1969 as the United Democratic Union of Centre, EDEK and it was socialist party. It has gradually evolved into a social-democratic political party... |
41,978 | 10.6 | ||
| Alexis Galanos Alexis Galanos Alexis Galanos is a Cypriot politician. He was President of the House of Representatives of Cyprus from 1991 to 1996.... |
16,003 | 4.0 | |||
| George Vassiliou | 11,908 | 3.0 | |||
| Nicolas Koutsou | New Horizons New Horizons (Cyprus) The New Horizons was a political party in Cyprus.At the legislative elections, 27 May 2001, the party won 3.0 % of the popular vote and 1 out of 56 seats. In 2005, the party merged with politicians from Evropaiki Dimokratia to form Evropaiko Komma.... |
3,625 | 0.9 | ||
| Nicos Rolandis | 3,104 | 0.8 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 13,680 | – | 10,305 | – | |
| Total | 409,979 | 100 | 417,406 | 100 | |
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | |||||