2000 Northern Cypriot presidential election
15 April 2000
 
Nominee Rauf Denktaş Derviş Eroğlu
Party Independent UBP
Popular vote 42,820 29,555
Percentage 43.67% 30.14%
 
Nominee Mustafa Akıncı Mehmet Ali Talat
Party TKP CTP
Popular vote 11,469 9,834
Percentage 11.70% 10.03%
President before election

Rauf Denktaş
Independent

 Elected President

Rauf Denktaş
Independent

Presidential elections were held in Northern Cyprus on 15 April 2000.[1] Incumbent president Rauf Denktaş was the lead candidate in the first round, but failed to cross the 50% threshold to win outright. However, the second-placed candidate Derviş Eroğlu forfeited the election and the second round was not held.

Results

CandidatePartyVotes%
Rauf DenktaşIndependent42,82043.67
Derviş EroğluNational Unity Party 29,55530.14
Mustafa AkıncıCommunal Liberation Party11,46911.70
Mehmet Ali TalatRepublican Turkish Party9,83410.03
Arif Hasan Tahsin DesemPatriotic Unity Movement2,5452.60
Sener LeventIndependent8990.92
Turgut AfsarogluIndependent5530.56
Ayhan KaymakIndependent3690.38
Total98,044100.00
Valid votes98,04495.53
Invalid/blank votes4,5924.47
Total votes102,636100.00
Registered voters/turnout126,67581.02
Source: YSK

References

  1. ↑ Carr, Adam. "TURKISH REPUBLIC OF NORTHERN CYPRUS PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS OF 15 APRIL 2000". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
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