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 ...

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 bet ...

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 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 'takeove ...

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

Electoral system

The President of Cyprus 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 resu ...

; 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 Christos Christou M.D. is the international president of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). Christou is from Greece where he studied medicine before working as a doctor in the UK. He joined MSF and worked as a surgeon in Cameroon, Iraq, and South ...

, ELAM (Cyprus) *Andreas Efstratiou, Independent *Christakis Kapiliotis, Independent * Giorgos Lillikas,

Citizens' Alliance Citizens' Alliances were state and local anti- trade union organizations prominent in the United States of America during the first decade of the 20th century. The Citizen's Alliances were closely related to employers' associations but allowed ...

* Stavros Malas,

*Michail Mina, Organisation of Justice Fighters * Nikolas Papadopoulos, Democratic Party 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