2028 Cypriot presidential election explained

Country:	Cyprus
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	yes
Previous Election:	2023 Cypriot presidential election
Previous Year:	2023
Next Election:	2033 Cypriot presidential election
Next Year:	2033
Election Date:	February 2028 (presumptive)
Map Size:	250px
President
Before Election:	Nikos Christodoulides
Before Party:	Independent

Presidential elections will be held in Cyprus in 2028. Should no candidate receive a majority of the vote in the first round, a runoff will be held. The elections may be held earlier under exceptional circumstances, such as the resignation or death of the incumbent president Nikos Christoudoulides. Christodoulides, being in office since 2023, is eligible to run for a second term.

Potential candidates

Democratic Rally

• MP Annita Demetriou,^[1] President of DISY (2023-present) and President of the House of Representatives (2021-present).
• MP Averof Neofytou,^[2] former President of DISY (2013-2023) and DISY's candidate for the 2023 presidential election.

Progressive Party of Working People (AKEL)

• Andreas Mavroyiannis (Independent, supported by AKEL),^[3] former negotiator of the Greek Cypriot community in the Cyprus talks, former Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the UN,^[4] former Permanent Representative of Cyprus to the EU^[5] and Deputy Minister for European Affairs (2012). Mavroyiannis was an independent candidate for the 2023 presidential election, supported by AKEL.
• Odysseas Michaelides (Independent, potentially supported by AKEL),^[6] former auditor general of Cyprus, controversially dismissed from his position due to inappropriate conduct.^{[7] [8]}
• MP Irene Charalambidou,^[9] vice-president of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe.

Democratic Party (DIKO)

• Nikos Christodoulides (Independent, supported by DIKO), incumbent President of Cyprus, former Minister of Foreign Affairs (2018–2022), former Government Spokesman (2013–2018) and former member of DISY.^[10]
• Nikolas Papadopoulos,^[11] President of DIKO since 2013 and DIKO's candidate in the 2018 presidential election.

Notes and References

1. Web site: «Δεν κοιμάμαι και ξυπνώ για το 2028»-Με σπόντες για Αβέρωφ τοποθετήθηκε η Αννίτα για τις Προεδρικές . 2024-09-14 . «Δεν κοιμάμαι και ξυπνώ για το 2028»-Με σπόντες για Αβέρωφ τοποθετήθηκε η Αννίτα για τις Προεδρικές . en.
2. Web site: Άρχισαν τα όργανα για το 2028 στον χώρο της δεξιάς . 2024-09-14 . www.alphanews.live . el.
3. Web site: Solutions . BDigital Web . Ανδρέας Μαυρογιάννης – Θα είναι υποψήφιος στις Προεδρικές 2028; . 2024-09-14 . Kathimerini.com.cy . el.
4. Web site: Adobe Acrobat . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220131233805/https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/review?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:864f257f-a53f-357c-a68a-90db1df83a41 . 31 January 2022 . 8 February 2022 . acrobat.adobe.com.
5. Web site: 28 January 2022 . Ανδρέας Μαυρογιάννης [Ε/κ Διαπραγματευτής]

   Με ενδιαφέρει η Προεδρία της Δημοκρατίας – Αποχωρώ αν δεν υπάρξουν εξελίξεις στο Κυπριακό ]

   . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220129031549/https://politis.com.cy/politis-news/andreas-mayrogiannis-e-k-diapragmateytis-me-endiaferei-i-proedria-tis-dimokratias-apochoro-an-den-yparxoyn-exelixeis-sto-kypriako/ . 29 January 2022 . 29 January 2022.
6. Web site: Άναψε φωτιές και φούντωσε πρόωρη προεδρολογία η παύση Οδυσσέα-Σεναριολογία με φόντο το 2028 . 2024-09-22 . Άναψε φωτιές και φούντωσε πρόωρη προεδρολογία η παύση Οδυσσέα-Σεναριολογία με φόντο το 2028 . en.
7. Web site: 2024-09-18 . Auditor-General fired for inappropriate conduct . 2024-09-22 . cyprus-mail.com . en.
8. Web site: 2024-09-19 . MPs stage walkout in protest of Michaelides’ dismissal . 2024-09-22 . cyprus-mail.com . en.
9. News: 4 August 2024 . «Κρυφά» χαρτιά στην παρτίδα των προεδρικών του 2028 . Philenews.
10. Web site: 9 January 2022 . Κύπρος: Παραιτήθηκε από ΥΠΕΞ ο Νίκος Χριστοδουλίδης – Εκδήλωσε ενδιαφέρον για τις προεδρικές εκλογές | Η ΚΑΘΗΜΕΡΙΝΗ . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220109103239/https://www.kathimerini.gr/world/561661615/kypros-paraitithike-apo-ypex-o-nikos-christdoylidis-ekdilose-endiaferon-gia-tis-proedrikes-ekloges/ . 9 January 2022 . 13 January 2022 . www.kathimerini.gr.
11. News: 3 September 2024 . Nικόλας Παπαδόπουλος: Πώς απαντά για το αν τον ενδιαφέρουν οι Προεδρικές του 2028 .