Country: | Cyprus |
Election Date: | 13 February 1983 |
Previous Election: | 1978 Cypriot presidential election |
Previous Year: | 1978 |
Next Election: | 1988 Cypriot presidential election |
Next Year: | 1988 |
Type: | presidential |
Candidate1: | Spyros Kyprianou |
Party1: | DIKO–AKEL |
Image1: | Spyros Kyprianou UN (cropped).jpg |
Popular Vote1: | 173,791 |
Percentage1: | 56.54% |
Candidate2: | Glafcos Clerides |
Party2: | Democratic Rally |
Popular Vote2: | 104,294 |
Percentage2: | 33.93% |
Candidate3: | Vassos Lyssarides |
Image3: | Vassos Lyssarides.jpg |
Party3: | Movement for Social Democracy |
Popular Vote3: | 29,307 |
Percentage3: | 9.53% |
President | |
Before Election: | Spyros Kyprianou |
Before Party: | DIKO–AKEL |
After Election: | Spyros Kyprianou |
After Party: | DIKO–AKEL |
Presidential elections were held in Cyprus on 13 February 1983.[1] The result was a victory for Spyros Kyprianou of the Democratic Party (and also supported by AKEL), who received 56.5% of the vote. Voter turnout was 95.0%.[2]