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President of Cyprus

Head of state and government of Cyprus

Field	Value
post	President
body	the Republic of Cyprus
native_name	el
tr
insigniasize	100px
insigniacaption	Emblem of the Republic of Cyprus
flag	Presidential Standard of Cyprus.svg
flagsize	120px
flagborder	yes
flagcaption	Presidential standard of Cyprus
image	President Christodoulides (cropped).jpg
incumbent	Nikos Christodoulides
incumbentsince	28 February 2023
department	Executive branch of the Government of Cyprus
style	Mr President (informal)
His Excellency (diplomatic)
status	Head of state
Head of government
Commander-in-chief
member_of	European Council
residence	Presidential Palace, Presidential Cottage (Troodos)
seat	Nicosia, Cyprus
appointer	Popular vote
termlength	Five years,
termlength_qualified	renewable once consecutively
constituting_instrument	Cypriot Constitution (1960)
formation
first	Makarios III
deputy	Vice President of Cyprus (de jure)
President of the House of Representatives (de facto)
salary	annually
website

tr His Excellency (diplomatic) Head of government Commander-in-chief President of the House of Representatives (de facto)

The president of Cyprus, officially the president of the Republic of Cyprus, is the head of state and the head of government of Cyprus, as well as the commander-in-chief of the Cypriot National Guard. The office was established by the Constitution of 1960, after Cyprus gained its independence from the United Kingdom.

The combination of the role of head of state and that of government is unique among member states of the European Union, making Cyprus the only EU state with a full presidential system of government.

The constitution, which was negotiated during the London and Zürich Agreements that divided power between the Greek Cypriot community and Turkish Cypriot community, requires the president to be a Greek Cypriot. Other requirements are that the officeholder must be over the age of thirty-five and elected directly in a two-round system. The president's term lasts for five years, and in accordance with the thirteenth amendment to the constitution, no person can serve more than two consecutive terms.

Nikos Christodoulides is the eighth and current president of Cyprus, having assumed office on 28 February 2023.

Powers and limitations

According to the Constitution, the president of the Republic is the head of state, and is elected for a five year term through direct, universal and secret ballot.

Among the most important powers granted to the president of the Republic by the Constitution, are the power to put into effect laws passed by the House of Representatives or the right of veto to prevent legislation passed by the House from being enacted, if a given law concerns issues of the external policy, security and defence of the Republic, the right to refer such legislation back to the legislative body, as well as the right to refer it to the Supreme Court for the purposes of checking its constitutionality.

In addition, the president convenes the meetings of the Council of Ministers and draws up their agenda, while maintaining the right of veto for council meetings as well, provided that they concern issues of external policy, security and defence of the Republic, as well as the right to refer them back to the aforementioned body.

Today, under the doctrine of necessity, the president appoints eleven ministers, who constitute the country's Cabinet, and with the exception of the powers reserved by the constitution explicitly for the president and vice president of the Republic, exercise the executive authority of the state.

Furthermore, the Constitution grants the president the power to unilaterally appoint independent state officials and Supreme Court judges.

There are two ways for the president of the Republic to be removed from office. In the first case, they must be convicted by the Supreme Court for high treason, following prosecution by the prosecutor general and the deputy prosecutor general, which has to be approved by a resolution of at least three-quarters of members of parliament. In the second case, they must be convicted of a dishonorable offense or an offense of moral turpitude, following prosecution by the prosecutor general and the deputy prosecutor general, which has to be approved by the president of the Supreme Court.

List of officeholders

;Key Elected unopposed

† Died in office

No.	Portrait	Name
(Birth–Death)	Term	Political Party	Elected	Took office	Left office	Time in office
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Timeline

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Latest election

Main article: 2023 Cypriot presidential election

Statistics

#	President	Date of birth	Age at inauguration
(first term)	Time in office
(total)	Age at retirement
(last term)	Date of death	Longevity
1	Mouskos, MichailMakarios III	1913081313 August 1913(13 August 1913)	47 00347 years, 3 days	16 32016 years, 211 days	65 17663 years, 355 days	197708033 August 1977	1913	8	13	1977	8	3}}63 years, 355 days
2	Kyprianou, SpyrosSpyros Kyprianou	1932102828 October 1932(28 October 1932)	44 31044 years, 310 days	10 17810 years, 178 days	55 12355 years, 123 days	2002031212 March 2002	1932	10	28	2002	3	12}}69 years, 135 days
3	Georgios Vassiliou]]	1931052020 May 1931(20 May 1931)	56 28456 years, 284 days	05 0005 years, 0 days	61 28461 years, 284 days	2026011313 January 2026	1931	5	20	2026	1	13}}94 years, 239 days
4	Clerides, GlafcosGlafcos Clerides	1919042424 April 1919(24 April 1919)	73 31073 years, 310 days	10 00010 years, 0 days	83 31083 years, 310 days	2013111515 November 2013	1919	4	24	2013	11	15}}94 years, 205 days
5	Papadopoulos, TassosTassos Papadopoulos	193401077 January 1934(7 January 1934)	69 05269 years, 52 days	05 0005 years, 0 days	74 05274 years, 52 days	2008121212 December 2008	1934	1	7	2008	12	12}}74 years, 340 days
6	Christofias, DemetrisDemetris Christofias	1946082929 August 1946(29 August 1946)	61 18361 years, 183 days	05 0005 years, 0 days	66 18366 years, 183 days	2019062121 June 2019	1946	8	29	2019	6	21}}72 years, 296 days
7	Anastasiades, NicosNicos Anastasiades	1946092727 September 1946(27 September 1946)	66 15466 years, 154 days		2	28}}	76 15476 years, 154 days	Living	1946	9	27}} (Living)
8	Christodoulides, NicosNikos Christodoulides	197312066 December 1973(6 December 1973)	49 08549 years, 85 days		2	28}} (Ongoing)	Incumbent	Living	1973	6	12}} (Living)

Notes

References

(2025-01-12). "Γενικό Λογιστήριο της Δημοκρατίας Απολαβές Αξιωματούχων".

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