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Presidential elections were held in Cyprus on 8 February 1998, with a second round on 15 February.[1] The result was a victory for Glafcos Clerides of the Democratic Rally after he finished as runner-up behind George Iacovou (who was supported by AKEL and the Democratic Party)[2] in the first round. Voter turnout was 92% in the first round and 93% in the second.[2]
| Candidate | Party | First round | Second round | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| George Iacovou | Independent | 160,918 | 40.61 | 200,222 | 49.18 | |
| Glafcos Clerides | Democratic Rally | 158,763 | 40.06 | 206,879 | 50.82 | |
| Vassos Lyssarides | Movement for Social Democracy | 41,978 | 10.59 | |||
| Alexis Galanos | 16,003 | 4.04 | ||||
| George Vassiliou | 11,908 | 3.00 | ||||
| Nicolas Koutsou | New Horizons | 3,625 | 0.91 | |||
| Nicos Rolandis | 3,104 | 0.78 | ||||
| Total | 396,299 | 100.00 | 407,101 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 396,299 | 96.66 | 407,101 | 97.53 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 13,680 | 3.34 | 10,305 | 2.47 | ||
| Total votes | 409,979 | 100.00 | 417,406 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 446,976 | 91.72 | 447,046 | 93.37 | ||
| Source: Nohlen & Stöver | ||||||
