1968 Cypriot presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Cyprus on 25 February 1968.[1] The result was a victory for the incumbent President Makarios III, who won 96.3% of the vote. Voter turnout was 93.5%.[2]

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politics and government of
Cyprus

A separate election for Vice President of Cyprus took place. Fazıl Küçük was elected.

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.[3]

Results

Candidate Votes %
Makarios III220,91196.3
Takis Evdokas8,5773.7
Invalid/blank votes1,950
Total231,438100
Registered voters/turnout247,65393.5
Source: Nohlen & Stöver
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References

  1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p438 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. Nohlen & Stöver, p445
  3. The Elections (President and Vice-President) of the Republic laws 1959 to 2017 Legislation Online
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