President of Cyprus

President of the Republic of Cyprus
Πρόεδρος της Κυπριακής Δημοκρατίας  (Greek)
Kıbrıs Cumhuriyeti Cumhurbaşkanı  (Turkish)

Flag of Cyprus
Incumbent
Nicos Anastasiades
since 28 February 2013
Residence Presidential Palace
Appointer Direct popular vote
Term length Five years, renewable once
Inaugural holder Makarios III
Formation 16 August 1960
Website www.presidency.gov.cy
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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.

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 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 is vacant ever since.

List

Key

§ Elected unopposed
† Died in office

№ Name
(Birth–Death) 		Portrait Elected Term of Office Party
1 Archbishop Makarios III
(1913–1977) 		1959
1968
1973[§] 		16 August 1960 15 July 1974
(deposed) 		Independent
— Nikos Sampson
(1935–2001)
(de facto) 		— 15 July 1974 23 July 1974 Progressive Front
— Glafcos Clerides
(1919–2013)
(acting) 		— 23 July 1974 7 December 1974 United Democratic Party
(1) Archbishop Makarios III
(1913–1977) 		— 7 December 1974
(restored) 		3 August 1977[†] Independent
2 Spyros Kyprianou
(1932–2002)
(acting) 		— 3 August 1977 3 September 1977 Democratic Party
Spyros Kyprianou
(1932–2002) 		1978[§]
1983 		3 September 1977 28 February 1988
3 George Vasiliou
(1931–) 		1988 28 February 1988 28 February 1993 Independent
supported by
Progressive Party of Working People
4 Glafcos Clerides
(1919–2013) 		1993
1998 		28 February 1993 28 February 2003 Democratic Rally
5 Tassos Papadopoulos
(1934–2008) 		2003 28 February 2003 28 February 2008 Democratic Party
supported by
Progressive Party of Working People
6 Demetris Christofias
(1946–) 		2008 28 February 2008 28 February 2013 Progressive Party of Working People
7 Nicos Anastasiades
(1946–) 		2013 28 February 2013 Incumbent Democratic Rally

Latest election

 Summary of the 17-24 February 2013 Cypriot presidential election results
Candidate and nominating parties 1st round 2nd round
Votes % Votes %
Nicos Anastasiades - DISY 200,591 45.46 236,965 57.48
Stavros Malas - AKEL 118,755 26.91 175,267 42.52
Giorgos Lillikas - EDEK 109,996 24.93
Giorgos Charalambous - ELAM 3,899 0.88
Praxoula Antoniadou - EDI 2,678 0.61
Makaria-Andri Stylianou - Independent 1,898 0.43
Lakis Ioannou - LASOK 1,278 0.29
Solon Gregoriou - Independent 792 0.18
Kostas Kyriacou - Independent 722 0.16
Andreas Efstratiou - Independent 434 0.10
Loukas Stavrou - Independent 213 0.05
Valid votes 441,212 100.00 412,232 100.00
Blank votes 4,460 0.98 18,040 4.05
Invalid votes 7,826 1.73 14,737 3.31
Turnout (out of 545,491 registered votes) 453,498 83.14 445,009 81.58
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
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 85 years, 211 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, 204 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 Living 70 years, 110 days (Living)
7 Nicos Anastasiades September 27, 1946 66 years, 154 days 3 years, 293 days (Ongoing) Incumbent Living 70 years, 81 days (Living)

See also

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