President of Cyprus
The president of Cyprus is the head of state and the head of government of the Republic of Cyprus. The office was created in 1960, after Cyprus gained its independence from the United Kingdom. Currently, the president of Cyprus is Nicos Anastasiades, since 28 February 2013.
President of the Republic of Cyprus
Πρόεδρος της Κυπριακής Δημοκρατίας (Greek) Kıbrıs Cumhuriyeti Cumhurbaşkanı (Turkish) | |
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Presidential standard of Cyprus | |
Member of | European Council |
Residence | Presidential Palace |
Appointer | Direct popular vote |
Term length | Five years, two consecutive terms limit |
Formation | 16 August 1960 |
First holder | Makarios III |
Deputy | Vice President of Cyprus |
Salary | 77,182 EUR annually[1] |
Website | www |
This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Cyprus |
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Uniquely among member states of the European Union, in Cyprus the roles of head of state and government are combined, making Cyprus the only EU state with a full presidential system of government.
The 1960 Constitution requires the President to be Greek Cypriot and the vice president to be Turkish Cypriot.[2] The constitution provides for a Turkish Cypriot vice president with extensive veto rights, but since 1963 the Turkish Cypriots officials abandoned all state positions, including the position of the vice president, which has been vacant since 1974.
The president is officially addressed as "His Excellency".[3]
List
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§ Elected unopposed
† Died in office
No. | Portrait | Name (Born-Died) |
Term | Political Party | Elected | ||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
1 | Archbishop Makarios III (1913–1977) | 16 August 1960 | 15 July 1974 (deposed) | 13 years, 333 days | Independent | 1959 1968 1973[§] | |
– | Nikos Sampson (1935–2001) (de facto) | 15 July 1974 | 23 July 1974 | 8 days | Independent | – | |
– | Glafcos Clerides (1919–2013) Acting | 23 July 1974 | 7 December 1974 | 137 days | Eniaion | – | |
(1) | Archbishop Makarios III (1913–1977) | 7 December 1974 (restored) | 3 August 1977 † | 2 years, 239 days | Independent | – | |
2 | Spyros Kyprianou (1932–2002) | 3 August 1977 | 28 February 1988 | 10 years, 209 days | DIKO | 1978[§] 1983 | |
3 | George Vassiliou (born 1931) supported by AKEL | 28 February 1988 | 28 February 1993 | 5 years, 0 days | Independent | 1988 | |
4 | Glafcos Clerides (1919–2013) | 28 February 1993 | 28 February 2003 | 10 years, 0 days | DISY | 1993 1998 | |
5 | Tassos Papadopoulos (1934–2008) supported by AKEL | 28 February 2003 | 28 February 2008 | 5 years, 0 days | DIKO | 2003 | |
6 | Demetris Christofias (1946–2019) | 28 February 2008 | 28 February 2013 | 5 years, 0 days | AKEL | 2008 | |
7 | Nicos Anastasiades (born 1946) | 28 February 2013 | Incumbent | 7 years, 170 days | DISY | 2013 2018 |
Timeline
Latest election
Candidate and nominating parties | 1st round | 2nd round | |||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
Nicos Anastasiades - DISY | 137,268 | 35.51 | 215,281 | 55.99 | |
Stavros Malas - AKEL | 116,920 | 30.24 | 169,243 | 44.01 | |
Nikolas Papadopoulos - DIKO | 99,508 | 25.74 | |||
Christos Christou - ELAM | 21,846 | 5.65 | |||
Giorgos Lillikas - Citizens' Alliance | 8,419 | 2.18 | |||
Andreas Efstratiou - Independent | 845 | 0.22 | |||
Charis Aristeidou - Independent | 752 | 0.19 | |||
Michail Mina - Organisation of Justice Fighters | 662 | 0.17 | |||
Christakis Kapiliotis - Independent | 391 | 0.10 | |||
Valid votes | 386,611 | 100.00 | 384,524 | 100.00 | |
Blank votes | 3,459 | 0.87 | 12,173 | 2.99 | |
Invalid votes | 5,879 | 1.48 | 10,778 | 2.65 | |
Turnout (out of 550,876 registered votes) | 395,949 | 71.88 | 407,475 | 73.97 | |
Source: results.elections.moi.gov.cy (first round and second round) |
Statistics
# | President | Date of birth | Age at inauguration (first term) |
Time in office (total) |
Age at retirement (last term) |
Date of death | Longevity |
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1 | Makarios III | August 13, 1913 | 47 years, 3 days | 16 years, 211 days | 63 years, 355 days | August 3, 1977 | 63 years, 355 days |
2 | Spyros Kyprianou | October 28, 1932 | 44 years, 310 days | 10 years, 178 days | 55 years, 123 days | March 12, 2002 | 69 years, 135 days |
3 | Georgios Vassiliou | May 20, 1931 | 56 years, 284 days | 5 years, 0 days | 61 years, 284 days | Living | 89 years, 88 days (Living) |
4 | Glafcos Clerides | April 24, 1919 | 73 years, 310 days | 10 years, 0 days | 83 years, 310 days | November 15, 2013 | 94 years, 205 days |
5 | Tassos Papadopoulos | January 7, 1934 | 69 years, 52 days | 5 years, 0 days | 74 years, 52 days | December 12, 2008 | 74 years, 340 days |
6 | Demetris Christofias | August 29, 1946 | 61 years, 183 days | 5 years, 0 days | 66 years, 183 days | June 21, 2019 | 72 years, 296 days |
7 | Nicos Anastasiades | September 27, 1946 | 66 years, 154 days | 7 years, 170 days (Ongoing) | Incumbent | Living | 73 years, 324 days (Living) |
References
- Chrysopoulos, Philip. "Greek PM Tsipras Ranks 13th in Salary Among European Leaders - GreekReporter.com".
- https://www.legislationline.org/download/id/7668/file/Cyprus_Law_Elections_President_1959_am2017_en.pdf
- "The President of the Republic receives the credentials of the Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt |". Cyprus Daily. 2017-11-13. Retrieved 2019-04-22.