1968 Cypriot presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Cyprus on 25 February 1968.[1] The result was a victory for the incumbent President Makarios III, who won 96.3% of the vote. Voter turnout was 93.5%.[2]
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A separate election for Vice President of Cyprus took place. Fazıl Küçük was elected.
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.[3]
Results
Candidate | Votes | % |
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Makarios III | 220,911 | 96.3 |
Takis Evdokas | 8,577 | 3.7 |
Invalid/blank votes | 1,950 | – |
Total | 231,438 | 100 |
Registered voters/turnout | 247,653 | 93.5 |
Source: Nohlen & Stöver |
References
- Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p438 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- Nohlen & Stöver, p445
- The Elections (President and Vice-President) of the Republic laws 1959 to 2017 Legislation Online
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