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 8 February 1998, with a second round on 15 February.
[ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p438 ] The result was a victory for
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 ...
after he finished as runner-up behind
George Iacovou
Georgios Kyriakou Iacovou (born 19 July 1938) is a Cypriot diplomat and politician. Iacovou served as Foreign Minister of Cyprus for two consecutive terms from 1983 to 1993 and for a third term from 2003 to 2006, which makes him Cyprus's long ...
(who was supported by
AKEL and the
Democratic Party Democratic Party most often refers to:
*Democratic Party (United States)
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)
[Nohlen & Stöver, p447] in the first round. Voter turnout was 91.7% in the first round and 93.4% in the second.
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Results
References
{{Cypriot elections
1998 in Cyprus
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 ...
Presidential elections in Cyprus
February 1998 events in Europe