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12-02-2023 23:22

Presidential Elections 2023 – Speech by Mr Nikos Christodoulides, at his proclamation ceremony as newly-elected President of the Republic

Dear friends, compatriots, people of Cyprus, thank you from the bottom of my heart for the honour you have bestowed upon me. For the honour to elect me in the supreme office of the Republic of Cyprus. I am grateful for your trust, your love and your support. I shake hands with you all tonight, I look you in the eye. I look you in the eye and, in all honesty, I make you a promise. I will do everything in my power to prove worthy of your trust. I will spare no effort to realize the vision I hav...

12-02-2023 23:00

Presidential Elections 2023 – Repeat election: Proclamation of the newly elected President of the Republic of Cyprus by the Chief Returning Officer, Dr Costas Constantinou

The Chief Returning Officer, Dr Costas Constantinou, declared tonight Mr Nikos Christodoulides, who received 51,97% of the votes in the elections of the 12th of February 2023, as the elected President of the Republic of Cyprus.Addressing the President of the Republic, the Chief Returning Officer said:“Mr Christodoulides,Before I read the Decree of your proclamation, as defined by the Law, as Chief Returning Officer and on behalf of all Returning Officers, as well as all the colleagues who ...

12-02-2023 21:24

Presidential election 2023 – Repeat Election: Written Statement by the Chief Returning Officer, Dr Costas Constantinou, on the completion of the presidential elections

Following the successful completion of the enormous work of conducting the presidential elections, I would like to express my absolute satisfaction with the order that prevailed throughout the pre-election period and with the level of political civility demonstrated by all.The voting was carried out in a civilized atmosphere, in a transparent, democratic and unbiased manner. The impressively mature behaviour of the hundreds of thousands of voters was a decisive factor in creating this atmosp...

12-02-2023 21:10

Presidential Elections 2023 – Repeat election: Statement by the Chief Returning Officer, Dr Costas Constantinou, on the results of the second round of the Presidential Elections

The sorting and counting of votes has been completed as planned, in a transparent, democratic and fair manner.I now have the final, official election results, which are as follows:The turnout of voters is 406.616, which is equal to 72,45%.For comparison purposes, I would like to say that the voter turnout was 72,04% of the registered voters.Today, abstention votes reached 27,55%, invalid votes 2,07%, and blank votes 0,98%. The number of valid votes was 394.202, which is equal to 96,95%. ...

12-02-2023 19:44

Presidential Election 2023 – Repeat election: The Chief Returning Officer replied to press questions in the framework of his statement on the final voter turnout

The Chief Returning Officer, Dr Costas Constantinou replied to press questions in the framework of his statement on the final voter turnout.Asked to state if anything noteworthy occurred since the last update, the Chief Returning Officer replied negatively and added that "some minor issues were immediately handled by the Returning Officers".To a journalist's question as to where he ranks these elections based on his overall experience of conducting elections, Dr Constantinou replied: "The p...

12-02-2023 19:02

Presidential Elections 2023 – Repeat election: The Chief Returning Officer replied to press questions in the framework of his statement on voter turnout until 5:00 p.m.

The Chief Returning Officer Dr Costas Constantinou, in the framework of his statement on voter turnout until 5:00 p.m., replied to press questions as follows:Replying to a question on whether any issues were noted since the last update, the Chief Returning Officer replied: “No, nothing noteworthy has been observed during this time”.“There are some small issues, as I have previously mentioned, like for example the issue of some more reports surfacing regarding phone calls, which is being inv...

12-02-2023 18:40

Presidential Elections 2023 – Repeat election: Statement by the Chief Returning Officer, Dr Costas Constantinou, on the final percentage of voter turnout

The final voter turnout, according to the available data, has reached 72,2% of the total of registered voters. That is to say, 405,086 citizens went to the polling stations to exercise their right to vote.Compared to the first round, the turnout reached 72%, which indicates an increase of 0.2%.For comparison purposes, it is noted that during the previous Presidential Elections of 2018, the final voter turnout was 73,1%, which indicates a slight increase in abstention of 0.9%.Specifically, ...

12-02-2023 18:01

Presidential Elections 2023 – Repeat election: Statement by the Chief Returning Officer, Dr Costas Constantinou, on the conclusion of the election process and the announcement of EXIT POLLS

I would like to announce that the voting at all polling stations has ended, both in Cyprus and abroad.As a result, exit polls, which have been carried out outside polling stations for the purpose of predicting the final result, are allowed to be published.The sorting and counting of votes has already begun at the polling stations, under the supervision of presiding officers. The only exception concerns the special ballot box in the Central Prisons, which has been transferred, in order to be...

12-02-2023 17:28

Presidential Elections 2023 – Repeat election: Statement by the Chief Returning Officer, Dr Costas Constantinou, on the voter turnout until 5 p.m.

The repeat voting process continues and voter turnout at local polling stations runs smoothly.In view of the fact that this is my last statement before the end of the voting process in about 45 minutes, I would first like to thank, as Chief Returning Officer, the voters who came to the polling stations and voted in an absolutely orderly manner and without problems, demonstrating maturity and a high level of political civility.But I would also like to thank all the staff that worked for thes...

12-02-2023 16:32

Presidential Elections 2023 – Repeat Election: The Chief Returning Officer replied to press questions in the framework of his statement on voter turnout until 3:00 p.m.

The Chief Returning Officer Dr Costas Constantinou, in the framework of his statement on voter turnout until 3:00 p.m., replied to press questions as follows: Replying to a question on whether there were allegations on voter harassment by phone, the Chief Returning Officer replied affirmatively and added: “We are in contact with the Commissioner for the Protection of Personal Data. The phenomenon is not particularly extensive, but seizing the opportunity, I call on all staff, whose candidat...

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