Presidential elections were held in Cyprus 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 of the Democratic Rally (DISY) and Stavros Malas of the Progressive Party of Working People. Anastasiades emerged as the winner with 55.99% of the vote.

Electoral system The President of Cyprus is elected using the two-round system;Cyprus IFES if no candidate gets a majority in the first round of voting, a run-off is held between the top two candidates.

Candidates

Nicos Anastasiades, DISY Charis Aristeidou, Independent Christos Christou, ELAM (Cyprus) Andreas Efstratiou, Independent Christakis Kapiliotis, Independent Giorgos Lillikas, Citizens' Alliance Stavros Malas, Progressive Party of Working PeopleMalas officially announces presidential candidacy Cyprus Mail, 2 September 2017 Michail Mina, Organisation of Justice Fighters Nikolas Papadopoulos, Democratic PartyDiko backs Papadopoulos, Akel mulls options Cyprus Mail, 27 April 2017 also endorsed by the Solidarity Movement and the Movement for Social DemocracySolidarity Movement endorses Papadopoulos Cyprus Mail, 4 May 2017Edek congress green lights Papadopoulos’ candidacy Cyprus Mail, 30 April 2017

Opinion polls First round

Pollster Date Abstention Other Lead AnastasiadesDISY MalasAKEL PapadopoulosDIKO LillikasSYPOL ChristouΕLΑΜ Election results 29 Jan 2018 28.12% 35.51% 30.24% 25.74% 2.18% 5.65% 0.68% 5.27% CMRC 19 Jan 2018 16.5% 30.2% 20% 21.4% 2.4% 3.6% 5.9% 8.8% Prime Consulting 18 Jan 2018 16.9% 31.9% 20.8% 23.4% 2.6% 2.8% 1.6% 8.5% CYMAR 18 Jan 2018 36% 27% 16% 14% 2% 4.5% 0.5% 11% Symmetron 18 Jan 2018 11.8% 34.2% 23.1% 22.6% 3.1% 4.3% 0.9% 11.1% Symmetron 14 Jan 2018 12.5% 34.4% 21.2% 22.6% 3.5% 4.3% 1.5% 11.8% Noverna 14 Jan 2018 22.6% 32.1% 18.6% 14.5% 1.2% 5.7% 5.3% 13.5% Pulse 12 Jan 2018 2.2% 30.8% 18.5% 18.9% 3.8% 3.8% 1% 11.9% CYMAR 21 Dec 2017 33.5% 30% 15% 15% 2% 4% 0.5% 15% Prime Consulting 15 Dec 2017 10.1% 35% 21.8% 25.3% 3.3% 3.1% 1.4% 9.7% Noverna10 Dec 201725.7% 30.4%17.8%13.8%2.1%3.3%6.9% 12.6% CMRC8 Dec 201716.2% 29.1%18.7%21.1%4.1%3.7%7% 8% CYMAR24 Νov 201728.5% 27%13.5%13.5%2%4%11.5% 13.5% Symmetron23 Νοv 20179.6% 33.7%19.6%22.6%4.1%2.7%0.7% 11.1% CMRC 10 Νοv 2017 19% 26.3% 17% 19.7% 4% 3.6% 10.5% 6.6% Prime Consulting 7 Νοv 2017 15% 32.9% 17.7% 24% 4.1% 1.7% 4.6% 8.6% Prime Consulting 15 Οct 2017 16% 30% 16% 21% 4% - 13% 9% IMR 12 Οct 2017 31% 33% 18% 20% 6% - 2% 13% Prime Consulting 9 Οct 2017 18% 31.7% 17% 23.1% 5.1% - 5.1% 8.6% Noverna 8 Oct 2017 17% 23% 17% 17% 7% 3% 17% 6% Symmetron 2 Οct 2017 25% 32% 16% 22% 5% - - 10% CYMAR 29 Sep 2017 33% 27% 13% 16% 3% - 8% 11% CYMAR 29 Sept 2017 33% 27% 12% 14% 2% - 13% 13% IMR 29 Jul 2017 22% 31% 21% 19% 7% - - 10%

Results

By district First round District AnastasiadesDISY MalasAKEL PapadopoulosDIKO ChristouELAM LillikasSYPOL Others TurnoutVotes%Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%Total%Nicosia51,22434.1144,98929.9540,99427.298,4385.623,6162.419330.62153,874 72.23Famagusta 9,652 43.586,31128.493,54516.002,0969.464341.961120.5122,85072.57Larnaca 24,088 36.7423,96136.5512,59019.203,5555.421,0781.642850.4467,16172.38Limassol 39,951 38.1929,71128.4027,02125.834,8794.662,1272.039350.87107,06270.38Paphos 9,777 27.178,64024.01 13,667 37.982,5187.001,0292.863490.9636,71373.77Cypriots abroad2,57631.78 3,308 40.811,69120.863604.441351.67360.458,23970.95Total137,26835.51116,92030.2499,50825.7421,8465.658,4192.182,6500.68395,94971.88

Second round Districts AnastasiadesDISY MalasAKEL TurnoutVotes%Votes%Total%Nicosia82,72156.1764,55543.83156,78873.60Famagusta14,59162.848,62837.1624,44877.65Larnaca35,86652.7332,14647.2771,28076.81Limassol61,08657.7944,62342.21111,70773.44Paphos17,03452.3715,49247.6335,06770.47 Cypriots abroad3,98351.183,79948.828,18570.06 Total215,28155.99169,24344.01407,47573.97

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