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President of the
Republic of Cyprus
Πρόεδρος της Κυπριακής Δημοκρατίας
Kıbrıs Cumhuriyeti CumhurbaşkanıStyle His Excellency Residence Presidential Palace Appointer Direct popular vote Term length Five years, renewable once Inaugural holder Michail Mouskos Formation 16 August 1960 Website http://www.presidency.gov.cy Cyprus 
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The President of Cyprus is the head of state and the head of government of the Republic of Cyprus. The office was created in 1960, after Cyprus gained its independence from the United Kingdom. Currently, the President of Cyprus is Dimitris Christofias.Contents
List of Presidents of the Republic of Cyprus (1960–Present)
# Name Picture Term start Term end Political Party 1 Archbishop Makarios III (deposed) 
16 August 1960 15 July 1974 None Glafcos Clerides (acting) 
23 July 1974 7 December 1974 United Unified Party Archbishop Makarios III (restored) 7 December 1974 3 August 1977 None 2 Spyros Kyprianou 
3 September 1977 28 February 1988 Democratic Party 3 George Vasiliou 28 February 1988 28 February 1993 United Democrats 4 Glafcos Clerides 28 February 1993 28 February 2003 Democratic Rally 5 Tassos Papadopoulos 
28 February 2003 28 February 2008 Democratic Party 6 Dimitris Christofias 
28 February 2008 Incumbent Progressive Party of Working People Latest election
Summary of the 17 February 2008 Cypriot presidential election results Candidates and nominating parties 1st round 2nd round Votes % Votes % Dimitris Christofias 150,016 33.29 240,604 53.37 Ioannis Kasoulidis 150,996 33.51 210,195 46.63 Tassos Papadopoulos 143,249 31.79 Marios Matsakis 3,460 0.77 Kostas Kyriacou 1,092 0.24 Kostas Themistocleous 753 0.17 Andreas Efstratiou 713 0.16 Christodoulos Neophytou 243 0.05 Anastasis Michael 117 0.03 Valid votes 450,639 100.00 450,799 100.00 Blank votes 4,410 0.95 7,768 1.66 Invalid votes 7,798 1.68 10,576 2.25 Turnout (out of 516.441 registered votes) 462,847 89.62 469,143 90.84 Source: Cypriot Government (http://www.ekloges.gov.cy/index.aspx?ci=en-GB) See also
- List of British governors of Cyprus
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