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.^[1] 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)^[2] in the first round. Voter turnout was 91.7% in the first round and 93.4% in the second.^[3]

Results

Candidate	Party	First round		Second round
		Votes	%	Votes	%
George Iacovou	AKEL/DIKO	160,918	10.6	200,222	49.2
Glafcos Clerides	Democratic Rally	158,763	40.1	200,222	49.2
Vassos Lyssarides	Movement for Social Democracy	41,978	10.6
Alexis Galanos		16,003	4.0
George Vassiliou		11,908	3.0
Nicolas Koutsou	New Horizons	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

References

1. ^ Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p438 ISBN 9873832956097
2. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p447
3. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p447