European elections, 6 – 9 June 2024, country sheet CYPRUS
Official EE24 website: https://elections.gov.cy/moi/elections/elections.nsf/home/home?openform
Other elections/referenda held the same day: Local elections, Regional elections
Number of MEPs before/after EE24: 6/6
Current government: President Nikos Christodoulides – independent, since February 2023
ELECTORAL RULES
- Obligatory vote: No
- Number of constituencies: 1
- Preferential vote: Yes, up to 2 candidates from a single list
- Postal vote: No
- Threshold to get elected: 1.8% by law (16.67% for first distribution seats)
- Day of EE24: Sunday 9 June
- Opening time of polling stations: 07:00 EEST
- Closing time of polling stations: 18:00 EEST
VOTERS
- Total: 683,717
- Minimum age: 18, calculated using date of birth
CANDIDATES
- Lists (total): 12 parties + 2 independent candidates
- Candidates (total): 63
- Minimum age to stand as candidate: 21
Lead candidates per list or party (affiliation)
- N/A
MEPs re-running
AKEL – Progressive Party of Working People – Left – Social Alliance (The Left)
- Giorgos GEORGIOU
- Niyazi KIZILYÜREK
DISY – Democratic Rally (EPP)
- Eleni STAVROU
- Loucas FOURLAS
DIKO – Democratic Party (S&D)
- Costas MAVRIDES
RESULTS 2019
- ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΚΟΣ ΣΥΝΑΓΕΡΜΟΣ (ΔΗΣΥ) / Democratic Rally (DISY) / 2 / 29.02%
- ΑΚΕΛ – ΑΡΙΣΤΕΡΑ – ΝΕΕΣ ΔΥΝΑΜΕΙΣ / AKEL – Progressive Party of Working People – Left – New Forces / 2 / 27.49%
- ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΚΟ ΚΟΜΜΑ (ΔΗΚΟ) / Democratic Party (DIKO) / 1 / 13.80%
- ΕΔΕΚ ΚΙΝΗΜΑ ΣΟΣΙΑΛΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΩΝ / EDEK Social Democrat Movement / 1 / 10.58%
- ΕΘΝΙΚΟ ΛΑΪΚΟ ΜΕΤΩΠΟ (ΕΛΑΜ) / National Popular Front (ELAM) / 0 / 8.25%
- ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΚΗ ΠΑΡΑΤΑΞΗ (ΔΗΠΑ) / Democratic Alignment (DIPA) / 0 / 3.80%
- ΣΥΜΜΑΧΙΑ – ΟΙΚΟΛΟΓΟΙ (ΚΟΣΠ) / Movement of Ecologists – Citizens’ Cooperation (KOSP) / 0 / 3.29%
- ΚΙΝΗΜΑ ΓΙΑΣΕΜΙ / Jasmin Movement / 0 / 1.70%
- ΚΟΜΜΑ ΓΙΑ ΤΑ ΖΩΑ ΚΥΠΡΟΥ / Animal Party Cyprus / 0 / 0.79%
- ΠΑΡΑΣΚΕΥΑ ΜΙΧΑΛΗΣ (ανεξάρτητος) / Paraskeva Michalis (independent) / 00.46%
- ΠΑΤΡΙΩΤΙΚΟ ΚΙΝΗΜΑ / Patriotic Movement / 0 / 0.22%
- ΕΘΝΙΚΙΣΤΙΚΟ ΑΠΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΩΤΙΚΟ ΚΙΝΗΜΑ (ΕΑΚ) / Nationalist LIberation Movement (ΕΑΚ) / 0 / 0.20%
- ΟΡΓΑΝΩΣΗ ΑΓΩΝΙΣΤΩΝ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΣΥΝΗΣ / Organization of Justice Fighters / 0 / 0.16%
- ΑΡΙΣΤΕΙΔΟΥ ΧΑΡΗΣ (ανεξάρτητος) / Aristeidou Charis (independent) / 0 / 0.10%
- ΜΑΡΔΑΠΗΤΤΑΣ ΧΡΥΣΑΝΘΟΣ (ανεξάρτητος) / Mardapittas Chrysanthos (independent) / 0 / 0.08%
- ΣΟΣΙΑΛΙΣΤΙΚΟ ΚΟΜΜΑ ΚΥΠΡΟΥ / Socialist Party of Cyprus / 0 / 0.06%
TURNOUT 2019
- 44.99%
Source – EU Parliament