2018 Cypriot presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Cyprus on 28 January 2018. As no candidate received a majority of the vote in the first round, a run-off was held on 4 February between the top two candidates, incumbent President Nicos Anastasiades of the Democratic Rally (DISY) and Stavros Malas of the Progressive Party of Working People. Anastasiades emerged as the winner with 55.99% of the vote.

Electoral system
The President of Cyprus is elected using the two-round system; if no candidate gets a majority in the first round of voting, a run-off is held between the top two candidates.

Candidates

 * Nicos Anastasiades, DISY
 * Charis Aristeidou, Independent
 * Christos Christou, ELAM (Cyprus)
 * Andreas Efstratiou, Independent
 * Christakis Kapiliotis, Independent
 * Giorgos Lillikas, Citizens' Alliance
 * Stavros Malas, Progressive Party of Working People
 * Michail Mina, Organisation of Justice Fighters
 * Nikolas Papadopoulos, Democratic Party also endorsed by the Solidarity Movement and the Movement for Social Democracy