The first presidential elections in the Republic of Cyprus were held on December 13, 1959 and Archbishop Makarios was elected first President, with Ioannis Clerides as his running mate.
In 1968 the second elections were called and Makarios achieved an overwhelming victory over his rival Takis Evdokas.
In 1973, Archbishop Makarios was re-elected without a candidate and without a vote.
With the death of Makarios in August 1977, an election process was held in September of the same year and Spyros Kyprianou was elected as the second President of the Republic of Cyprus without a rival.
In 1978, Spyros Kyprianou was re-elected without a rival, after Glafkos Clerides withdrew his candidacy.
The 1983 elections were also one round, after Spyros Kyprianou was re-elected with the support of AKEL and Dikos.
In 1988, for the first time, the match is in two rounds and Giorgos Vassileiou, with the support of AKEL, beats Glafkos Clerides.
George Vassilios and Glafkos Clerides also met in the second round of the 1993 elections with Glafkos Clerides becoming the fourth President of the Republic of Cyprus.
Glafkos Clerides was re-elected in 1998, prevailing in the second round of George Iakovos.
The 2003 elections are one round, as Tassos Papadopoulos is elected the fifth President of the Republic of Cyprus, securing 51,51% of the vote.
In the 2008 elections, Tassos Papadopoulos does not pass to the second round and Dimitris Christofias becomes the sixth President of the Republic of Cyprus, defeating Ioannis Kasoulidis.
In 2013, Nikos Anastasiadis was elected as the seventh President of the Republic of Cyprus, prevailing in the second round of Stavros Malas.
Editor: Androula Georgiadou
Source: Emilia Michael
Source: RIK News