Politics of Cyprus - Political Parties and Elections

Political Parties and Elections

For other political parties see List of political parties in Cyprus. An overview on elections and election results is included in Elections in Cyprus.
e • d Summary of the 17 February 2008 Cypriot presidential election results
Candidates and nominating parties 1st round 2nd round
Votes % Votes %
Dimitris Christofias 150,016 33.29 240,604 53.37
Ioannis Kasoulidis 150,996 33.51 210,195 46.63
Tassos Papadopoulos 143,249 31.79
Marios Matsakis 3,460 0.77
Kostas Kyriacou 1,092 0.24
Kostas Themistocleous 753 0.17
Andreas Efstratiou 713 0.16
Christodoulos Neophytou 243 0.05
Anastasis Michael 117 0.03
Valid votes 450,639 100.00 450,799 100.00
Blank votes 4,410 0.95 7,768 1.66
Invalid votes 7,798 1.68 10,576 2.25
Turnout (out of 516,441 registered votes) 462,847 89.62 469,143 90.84
Source: Cypriot Government (http://www.ekloges.gov.cy/index.aspx?ci=en-GB)
e • d Summary of the 22 May 2011 House of Representatives of Cyprus election results
Parties Votes % +/– Seats +/–
Democratic Rally (Dimokratikos Sinagermos) 138,682 34.28% +3.76% 20 +2
Progressive Party of Working People (Anorthotikon Komma Ergazomenou Laou) 132,171 32.67% +1.36% 19 +1
Democratic Party (Dimokratikon Komma) 63,763 15.76% −2.22% 9 −2
Movement for Social Democracy (Kinima Sosialdimokraton) 36,113 8.93% −0.03% 5 ±0
European Party (Evropaiko Komma) 15,711 3.88% −1.91% 2 −1
Ecological and Environmental Movement (Kinima Oikologon Perivallontiston) 8,960 2.21% +0.25% 1 ±0
National Popular Front (Ethniko Laiko Metopo) 4,354 1.08% +1.08% 0 ±0
Citizen's Rights Bureau of the Popular Socialist Movement (Grapheio Dikaiomaton tou Polite LASOK) 2,667 0.66% +0.42% 0 ±0
Balance – Independent Citizens Movement (Zygos – Kinima Anexartiton Politon) 859 0.21% 0
Cypriot Progressive Cooperation (Kypriaki Proodevtiki Synergasia) 709 0.18% 0
Independents 588 0.14% 0
Valid 404,577 96.73% 56
Blank 4,969 1.19%
Invalid 8,701 2.08%
Voted 418,247 78.70%
Registered 531,463

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