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2020 Northern Cypriot presidential election
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President before election

Mustafa Akıncı
independent

Elected President

TBD

Presidential elections are scheduled to be held in Northern Cyprus on 11 October 2020. They were originally scheduled to take place on 26 April 2020,[1] but they were postponed in March 2020 for six months due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Northern Cyprus.[2]

Electoral system

The President of Northern Cyprus is elected using the two-round system.[3] If no candidate receives a majority of the vote in the first round, a second will be held between the top two candidates.

Candidates

Declared candidates include:

Opinion polling

First round

Polling firm Date Sample size Akıncı
TDP 		Tatar
UBP 		Erhürman
CTP 		Özersay
HP 		Others
 		Lead
style="background:Template:Communal Democracy Party/meta/color;"| style="background:Template:National Unity Party (Northern Cyprus)/meta/color;"| style="background:Template:Republican Turkish Party/meta/color;"| style="background:Template:People's Party (Northern Cyprus)/meta/color;"|
Gezici 8–10 February 2020 4,428 29.3 style="background:Template:National Unity Party (Northern Cyprus)/meta/color; color:white;"| 32.6 17.4 - 29.7 style="background:Template:National Unity Party (Northern Cyprus)/meta/color; color:white;"|3.3
Gezici 11–13 January 2020 3,264[6] 28.8 style="background:Template:National Unity Party (Northern Cyprus)/meta/color; color:white;"| 34.2 17.4 8.3 14.2 style="background:Template:National Unity Party (Northern Cyprus)/meta/color; color:white;"|5.4
Gezici December 2019 – 28.2 style="background:Template:National Unity Party (Northern Cyprus)/meta/color; color:white;"| 33.9 19.7 10.5 7.7 style="background:Template:National Unity Party (Northern Cyprus)/meta/color; color:white;"| 5.7

Second round

Polling firm Date Sample size Akıncı
TDP 		Tatar
UBP 		Lead
style="background:Template:Communal Democracy Party/meta/color;"| style="background:Template:National Unity Party (Northern Cyprus)/meta/color;"|
Gezici 8–10 February 2020 4,428 46.9 style="background:Template:National Unity Party (Northern Cyprus)/meta/color; color:white;"| 53.1 style="background:Template:National Unity Party (Northern Cyprus)/meta/color; color:white;"|6.2
Gezici 11–13 January 2020 3,264[6] 47.5 style="background:Template:National Unity Party (Northern Cyprus)/meta/color; color:white;"| 52.5 style="background:Template:National Unity Party (Northern Cyprus)/meta/color; color:white;"|5.0
Gezici December 2019 – 45.4 style="background:Template:National Unity Party (Northern Cyprus)/meta/color; color:white;"| 54.6 style="background:Template:National Unity Party (Northern Cyprus)/meta/color; color:white;"| 9.2

References

  1. ^ KKTC'de cumhurbaşkanlığı seçim yarışı hız kazanıyor Anadolu Ajansı, 06 February 2020
  2. ^ KKTC’de Cumhurbaşkanlığı seçimleri 6 ay erteleniyor CNN Turkish, 17 March 2020
  3. ^ Election for President IFES
  4. ^ http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/top-diplomat-to-run-for-2020-turkish-cypriot-presidency-150794
  5. ^ https://www.aa.com.tr/en/politics/turkish-cypriot-premier-to-seek-presidency/1706831
  6. ^ a b [1]
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