Cypriot presidential election, 2003

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Presidential elections were held in Cyprus on 16 February 2003. They were won Tassos Papadopoulos, mostly due to his criticism of the Annan Plan for Cyprus; the incumbent Glafkos Klerides was largely in favour of it, while Papadopoulos wanted substantial amendments before accepting it.

e•d Summary of the 16 February 2003 Cypriot presidential election results

Candidates and nominating parties	Votes	%
Tassos Papadopoulos - Democratic Party (Dimokratikon Komma)	213,353	51.5
Glafkos Klerides - Democratic Rally (Dimokratikos Sinagermos)	160,724	38.8
Alecos Markides	27,404	6.6
Nicos Koutsou - New Horizons (Neoi Orizontes)	8,771	2.1
Total (turnout 90.5 % of 476,345 registered votes)	valid: 414,193	100.0
Source: Cypriot Government

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