2000 Northern Cypriot Presidential Election

The 2000 Northern Cypriot presidential election was held on April 15, 2000, in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.

Background

This was the fifth presidential election in the history of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. The incumbent president, Rauf Denktaş, was the lead candidate in the first round.

First Round

The first round of voting took place on April 16, 2000. Although Rauf Denktaş increased his vote share from the previous election in 1995, he failed to secure more than 50% of the votes and thus did not win outright.

Second Round

However, the second-placed candidate, Derviş Eroğlu, forfeited the election, which meant that Rauf Denktaş was elected as the President for the fifth time without a second round of voting.

Results

| Candidate | Votes |
| --- | --- |
| Rauf Denktaş | |
| Derviş Eroğlu | |

Note: The exact vote counts are not provided in the source articles, but it is mentioned that Rauf Denktaş increased his vote share from 1995.

References

* North Cyprus Turkish Republic
* Northern Cyprus
* Presidential elections
* April 2000 events in Europe
* 2000s in Cypriot politics