The AKEL-DIKO coalition, which won the re-election of Spyros Kyprianou in 1983, appeared to be problematic, starting with the election day. After the announcement of the results, AKEL Secretary-General Ezekias Papaioannou was confronted with the reluctance of the re-elected President for a joint public appearance to celebrate their victory. In the end, a common [...]
Presidential Elections of 13 February 1983 (Votes) Pancyprian Nicosia Famagusta Larnaca Limassol Pafos Registered 327184 134216 15469 52409 93631 31459 Voted 310903 126433 15084 50144 89553 29689 Valid 307392 125073 14907 49509 88568 29335 Glafcos Clerides 104294 44715 6883 17419 28607 6670 Spyros Kyprianou 173791 66313 7458 29120 52826 18074 Vassos Lyssarides 29307 [...]
The first post-Makarios presidential election to be contested took place in February 1983. Several changes to the political and party scene had preceded it. The coalition that united AKEL, DIKO and EDEK and left the Democratic Rally (27.6% of the vote) out of parliament in 1976 had split. Key DIKO split up from the [...]
