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 geo ...

on 28 January 2018.Lillikas becomes first official 2018 presidential candidate
In Cyprus, 13 March 2017 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 Nicos Anastasiades ( el, Νίκος Αναστασιάδης ; born 27 September 1946) is a Cypriot politician who is the current president of Cyprus since 2013. He was re-elected in 2018. Previously, he was the leader of Democratic Rally betwe ...

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 ...

(DISY) and

Stavros Malas Stavros Malas ( el, Σταύρος Μαλάς; born 10 June 1967) is a Cypriot geneticist, academic and politician who served in the government of Cyprus as health minister from 2011 to 2012. Previously, he was a Special Advisor to the European C ...

of the

Progressive Party of Working People The Progressive Party of Working People ( el, Ανορθωτικό Κόμμα Εργαζόμενου Λαού, ; abbr. , AKEL; tr, Emekçi Halkın İlerici Partisi) is a Marxist–LeninistHelena Smith, Cyprus gets ready for a communist 'takeover ...

. Anastasiades emerged as the winner with 55.99% of the vote.

Electoral system

The

President of Cyprus The president of Cyprus, officially the president of the Republic of Cyprus, is the head of state and the head of government of Cyprus. The office was created in 1960, after Cyprus gained its independence from the United Kingdom. Currently, t ...

is elected using the

two-round system The two-round system (TRS), also known as runoff voting, second ballot, or ballotage, is a voting method used to elect a single candidate, where voters cast a single vote for their preferred candidate. It generally ensures a majoritarian resul ...

; if no candidate gets a majority in the first round of voting, a run-off is held between the top two candidates.

Candidates

Cyprus presidential election 2018 - first round ballot

Cyprus presidential election 2018 - second round ballot

, DISY *Charis Aristeidou, Independent * Christos Christou,

ELAM (Cyprus) The National Popular Front (also known as the National People's Front; el, Εθνικό Λαϊκό Μέτωπο (), ''Ethniko Laiko Metopo'' (ELAM)) is a far-right, ultranationalist movement (and later, political party), founded in 2008 in the Rep ...

*Andreas Efstratiou, Independent *Christakis Kapiliotis, Independent *

Giorgos Lillikas Giorgos Lillikas ( el, Γιώργος Λιλλήκας; born 1 June 1960) is a Cypriot politician. Following the election of Tassos Papadopoulos as President in 2003, Lillikas became Minister of Commerce and Industry. He was subsequently the For ...

, Citizens' Alliance *

*Michail Mina, Organisation of Justice Fighters *

Nikolas Papadopoulos Nikolas Papadopoulos ( el, Νικόλας Παπαδόπουλος; born 22 April 1973) is a Greek Cypriot lawyer and politician. He has been Member of Parliament for Nicosia since 2006 and leader of centrist DIKO party since 2013. Papadopoulos c ...

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also endorsed by the

Solidarity Movement Solidarity ( pl, „Solidarność”, ), full name Independent Self-Governing Trade Union "Solidarity" (, abbreviated ''NSZZ „Solidarność”'' ), is a Polish trade union founded in August 1980 at the Lenin Shipyard in Gdańsk, Poland. Subseq ...

and the

Movement for Social Democracy The Movement for Social Democracy ( el, Κίνημα Σοσιαλδημοκρατών, translit=Kinima Sosialdimokraton, EDEK) is a Greek Cypriot, social-democratic political party in Cyprus. Overview The party was founded by Vasos Lyssaridis i ...

Edek congress green lights Papadopoulos’ candidacy
Cyprus Mail, 30 April 2017

Opinion polls

First round

Results

Electoral system

Candidates

Opinion polls

First round

Results

By district

First round

Second round

Notes

References