Country: | Cyprus |
Election Date: | 7 February 1993 (first round) |
Previous Election: | 1988 Cypriot presidential election |
Previous Year: | 1988 |
Next Election: | 1998 Cypriot presidential election |
Next Year: | 1998 |
Type: | presidential |
Candidate2: | George Vassiliou |
Party2: | Independent |
Popular Vote2: | 176,769 |
Percentage2: | 49.69% |
Candidate1: | Glafcos Clerides |
Party1: | Democratic Rally |
Image1: | Kliridis.jpg |
Popular Vote1: | 178,945 |
Percentage1: | 50.31% |
President | |
Before Election: | George Vassiliou |
Before Party: | Independent |
After Election: | Glafcos Clerides |
After Party: | Democratic Rally |
Presidential elections were held in Cyprus on 7 February 1993, with a second round on 14 February.[1] The result was a victory for Glafcos Clerides of the Democratic Rally after he finished as runner-up behind George Vassiliou, supported by AKEL, in the first round, a reverse of the 1988 elections. Voter turnout was 92.4% in the first round and 93.3% in the second.[2]