Presidential elections were held in Cyprus for the first time on 13 December 1959.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p438 Only two candidates contested the election; Makarios III, who was backed by EOKA, and Ioannis Clerides, a member of the Democratic Union who was also supported by AKEL.Nohlen & Stöver, p445 The result was a victory for Makarios III, who received 67% of the vote, although he did not take office until 16 August 1960.Nohlen & Stöver, p430 Voter turnout was 91.2%.
A separate election for Vice President of Cyprus took place. Fazıl Küçük was the only candidate, and was elected unopposed.Marshall William Conley (1967) Political Community and Social Conflict: Cyprus
Electoral system The elections were held using a two-round system; if no candidate received over 50% of the vote in the first round, a second round was to be held between the top two candidates. The constitution required the President of Cyprus to be a Greek Cypriot and the Vice-President to be a Turkish Cypriot. Greek Cypriots elected the President and Turkish Cypriots elected the Vice-President.The Elections (President and Vice-President) of the Republic laws 1959 to 2017 Legislation Online
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