National
President of the Republic of Cyprus
- Greek: Πρόεδρος της Δημοκρατίας
- Turkish: Cumhurbaşkanı
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Elected
- Exact method
- Head of state and of government. Elected directly by universal suffrage for a five-year term in a two-round vote: if no candidate wins an absolute majority, the top two meet in a run-off a week later (Constitution of Cyprus, Greek Cypriot community). The Constitution provides that the President is a Greek Cypriot.
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- Nikos Christodoulides since February 2023 Report Source: en.wikipedia.org, checked
Next vote
- Must be held by February 2028 (no fixed date) General election
Sources
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Constitution of Cyprus (1960) as described by the House of Representatives, Presidency and Wikipedia (Politics of Cyprus, read 2026-10-12): presidential system, five-year terms, House of 80 seats of which 56 Greek Cypriot and 24 Turkish Cypriot (vacant since 1964), three religious-group observers. For: President of the Republic of Cyprus
- parliament.cy · checked Official Greek and Turkish names from the House of Representatives and Presidency sites as published; read 2026-10-12. For: President of the Republic of Cyprus in Greek, President of the Republic of Cyprus in Turkish
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Fallback: English Wikipedia, 2026 Cypriot legislative election, read 2026-10-12: Annita Demetriou re-elected President of the House after the 24 May 2026 election (date of the vote not stated); Nikos Christodoulides took office 28 Feb 2023. For: Nikos Christodoulides, current term
- en.wikipedia.org · checked Five-year terms from the 24 May 2026 House election and from the 5/12 Feb 2023 presidential election (President in office since 28 Feb 2023). No later dates announced as of 2026-10-12. For: General election, February 28, 2028