Presidential elections were held in

Cyprus Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is ge ...

on 14 February 1988, with a second round on 21 February. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p438 They were the first presidential elections in the country's history to go to a second round, and resulted in a victory for

George Vassiliou Giorgos Vasos Vassiliou ( el, Γιώργος Βασιλείου; born 20 May 1931) is a Cypriot politician who served as the third president of Cyprus from 1988 to 1993. He was also the founder and leader of the Cypriot United Democrats party (E ...

as an independent candidate supported by AKEL after he finished as the runner-up behind

Glafcos Clerides Glafcos Ioannou Clerides ( el, Γλαύκος Ιωάννου Κληρίδης; 24 April 1919 – 15 November 2013) was a Cypriot politician and barrister who served as the fourth president of Cyprus from 1993 to 2003. At the time of his death, ...

of the

Democratic Rally The Democratic Rally ( el, Δημοκρατικός Συναγερμός, translit=Dimokratikós Sinagermós, ΔΗΣΥ/DISY) is a liberal-conservative, Christian-democratic political party in Cyprus led by Averof Neofytou. The party was founded ...

in the first round. Voter turnout was 94.3% in both rounds.Nohlen & Stöver, p446

Results

References

{{Cypriot elections 1988 in Cyprus

Presidential elections in Cyprus February 1988 events in Europe