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Cyprus

Cyprus

ConflictingSovereign state

Cyprus

Primary executive

Complete
Nicos Christodoulides
Originalhttps://www.flickr.com/photos/ministeriebz/48896586873/ · Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken · CC BY-SA · Original

Nicos Christodoulides

Head of state Active

President of the Republic of Cyprus · Principal · De jure

Editorial profile v1

Verified country brief

Versioned editorial facts take priority over database records on this country page.

completeAug 10, 2026
Executive system
Presidential republic · One primary executive function
Dominant executive office
Head of state
Why this office is primary
Cyprus is a presidential republic. The President is both head of state and head of the executive, appoints the Council of Ministers and directs government policy; there is no prime minister.

Latest election

Completed

2026 Cypriot legislative election

May 24, 2026 · Parliamentary election

Electoral system
The 56 active voting seats are allocated by proportional representation in six districts.
Published result
DISY · 27.1% · 17 Seats; AKEL · 23.9% · 15 Seats; ELAM · 10.9% · 8 Seats; DIKO · 10.0% · 8 Seats; ALMA · 5.8% · 4 Seats; DDC · 5.4% · 4 Seats
House of Representatives - Legislative election of 24 May 2026

Indexed party landscape

Parties and alliances currently indexed for this jurisdiction. Active and historical labels reflect the source dataset, not an official national register.

Partial
Tracked parties
110
Active in source
30
Historical in source
9
parties shown
100
More parties (88)

Elections

Partial

Cyprus — Parliamentary election — 2021-05-30

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

May 30, 2021

Completed

Cyprus — European Parliament — 2019-05-26

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

May 26, 2019

Completed

Cyprus — Parliamentary election — 2016-05-22

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

May 22, 2016

Completed

Cyprus — European Parliament — 2014-05-25

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

May 25, 2014

Completed

Cyprus — Parliamentary election — 2011-05-22

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

May 22, 2011

Completed

Cyprus — European Parliament — 2009-06-06

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Jun 6, 2009

Completed

Cyprus — Parliamentary election — 2006-05-21

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

May 21, 2006

Completed

Cyprus — European Parliament — 2004-06-13

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Jun 13, 2004

Completed

Cyprus — Parliamentary election — 2001-05-27

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

May 27, 2001

Completed

Cyprus — Parliamentary election — 1996-05-26

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

May 26, 1996

Completed

Cyprus — Parliamentary election — 1991-05-19

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

May 19, 1991

Completed

Cyprus — Parliamentary election — 1985-12-08

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Dec 8, 1985

Completed

Cyprus — Parliamentary election — 1981-05-24

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

May 24, 1981

Completed

Cyprus — Parliamentary election — 1976-09-05

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Sep 5, 1976

Completed

Sources

10

  1. 1Official institutions of Cyprus - manual editorial v20citation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  2. 2Presidency of Cyprus - President Nikos Christodoulidescitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  3. 3Presidency of Cyprus - Office and competenciescitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  4. 4Ministry of Interior - Presidential term of officecitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  5. 5Election Service - Results of the second round of the 2023 presidential electioncitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  6. 6House of Representatives - Legislative election of 24 May 2026citation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  7. 7House of Representatives - Election, composition and dissolutioncitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  8. 8Presidency of Cyprus - 55 government actions for 2026citation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  9. 9WikidataCC0-1.0 · Aug 9, 2026
  10. 10Unicode Common Locale Data RepositoryUnicode-3.0 · Aug 9, 2026

Political world map

Western Asia

Israel. Primary executive: Benjamin Netanyahu. Head of state: Isaac Herzog. PartialLebanon. Primary executive: Nawaf Salam. Head of state: Joseph Aoun. PartialPalestinian Territories. Primary executive: —. Head of state: Mahmoud Abbas. PartialJordan. Primary executive: Abdullah II of Jordan. PartialUnited Arab Emirates. Primary executive: Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan. PartialQatar. Primary executive: Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. StaleKuwait. Primary executive: Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. PartialIraq. Primary executive: Ali Faleh Al-Zaidi. Head of state: Nizar Mohammed Saeed Amidi. PartialOman. Primary executive: Haitham bin Tarik. ConflictingSyria. Primary executive: Ahmed al-Sharaa. StaleArmenia. Primary executive: Nikol Pashinyan. Head of state: Vahagn Khachatryan. PartialTürkiye. Primary executive: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. ConflictingAzerbaijan. Primary executive: Ilham Aliyev. PartialGeorgia. Primary executive: Irakli Kobakhidze. Head of state: Mikheil Kavelashvili. PartialYemen. Primary executive: Rashad Mohammed Al-Alimi. PartialSaudi Arabia. Primary executive: Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. ConflictingCyprus. Primary executive: Nicos Christodoulides. Conflicting
CyprusPrimary executive: Nicos ChristodoulidesConflicting
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