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1959 Cypriot presidential election

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FieldValue
countryCyprus
election_date13 December 1959
next_election1968 Cypriot presidential election
next_year1968
typepresidential
candidate1Makarios III
image1Makarios III and Robert F. Wagner NYWTS cropped.jpg
party1Independent
colour1004c98
alliance1EDMA
popular_vote1114,501
percentage166.82%
candidate2Ioannis Clerides
party2DIC
colour2804000
alliance2Supported by AKEL
image23x4.svg
popular_vote271,753
percentage233.18%
map_image1959 Cypriot presidential election - Results by district.svg
map_captionResults by district
titlePresident
after_electionMakarios III

Presidential elections were held in Cyprus for the first time on 13 December 1959. Only two candidates contested the election; Makarios III, who was backed by EOKA, and Ioannis Clerides, a member of the Democratic Union who was also supported by AKEL. The result was a victory for Makarios III, who received 67% of the vote, although he did not take office until 16 August 1960. Voter turnout was 91.2%.

A separate election for Vice President of Cyprus took place. Fazıl Küçük was the only candidate, and was elected unopposed.

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.

Results

References

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. Nohlen & Stöver, p430
  4. (February 2021)
  5. [https://www.legislationline.org/download/id/7668/file/Cyprus_Law_Elections_President_1959_am2017_en.pdf The Elections (President and Vice-President) of the Republic laws 1959 to 2017] Legislation Online
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