How did Poles vote in Cyprus? Election results and reader survey.

How did Poles in Cyprus vote in the recent elections? In the 2019 and 2023 parliamentary elections, the Civic Coalition won over half of the valid votes. Rafał Trzaskowski won the second rounds of the 2020 and 2025 presidential elections by a landslide. We verified the results and data on those who voted based on their certificates.

The results from the Cypriot region don't just reflect the preferences of the Polish community living on the island. Visitors, including tourists, also vote here. In the second round of the 2025 presidential election, 551 people used the certificate—over 28% of those voting. Which party would you vote for today?

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Sejm elections: KO exceeded half of the votes twice

In the parliamentary elections held on October 13, 2019, in Nicosia, 855 valid votes were cast. The Civic Coalition won 452, or 52.87 percent.

The Democratic Left Alliance (SLD), which included Left candidates, came in second. It received 210 votes, or 24.56 percent. Law and Justice received 111 votes, or 12.98 percent.

Four years later, on October 15, 2023, the number of valid votes increased to 2,141. The Civic Coalition (KO) won 1,135 votes, once again surpassing half the support threshold. Its result was 53.01 percent.

Compared to 2019, the KO's percentage result changed by only 0.14 percentage points, although the number of votes cast for it more than doubled.

When comparing the remaining lists, coalition changes must be taken into account. In 2023, the Polish People's Party (PSL) ran jointly with Poland 2050 as the Third Way, so its result cannot be treated as a simple equivalent of support for the PSL alone four years earlier.

Presidential elections: two clear victories for Trzaskowski

In the second round of the presidential elections on July 12, 2020, Rafał Trzaskowski won 492 votes in Cyprus, and Andrzej Duda won 77. This gave him 86.47% and 13.53% of the valid votes, respectively.

In the next presidential race, on June 1, 2025, Trzaskowski won again in Nicosia. He received 1,519 votes, or 78.70 percent. Karol Nawrocki received 411 votes, or 21.30 percent.

In both cases, the winner of the Cypriot vote lost the election nationwide. The results from a single foreign constituency can therefore differ significantly from the national total.

How many voters voted for the certificate?

The National Electoral Commission's records also show the number of people using voting certificates. In the 2019 Sejm elections, there were 216, and in 2023, 467.

There was a significant difference between the rounds of the 2025 presidential elections. The number of voters increased from 984 to 1,944, while the number of people with certificates increased from 120 to 551.

Data from the National Election Commission protocols

Voting based on a certificate

The percentage of people using the certificate among those participating in a given election in Cyprus.

Elections to the Sejm

2019 25,12%

216 people with certificates
860 voters in total

2023 21,69%

467 people with certificates
2153 total voters

Presidential elections

2020 - 1st round 0,99%

4 people with certificate
404 voters in total

2020 - 2nd round 11,71%

67 people with certificates
572 voters in total

2025 - 1st round 12,20%

120 people with certificates
984 total voters

2025 - second round 28,34%

551 people with a certificate
1944 total voters

Source: National Electoral Commission; calculations by CYPRNews. The number of participants was based on ballots removed from the ballot box, taking into account valid and invalid votes. In 2020, this also includes ballots cast by mail. Bar scale: 0–100%. This certificate does not confirm the purpose of the stay is for tourism purposes.

Results for the Polish diaspora and visitors

Voters voting on the basis of a certificate could include tourists, business travelers and other people staying outside their place of permanent residence.

However, this is not an accurate count of tourists. A vacationer could have previously registered on the consular electoral roll and voted without a certificate. Therefore, the remaining participants cannot automatically be considered permanent residents of Cyprus.

The records do not allow for the identification of who voted for those using the certificates. Their votes are counted together with the rest, maintaining the secrecy of the vote.

This historical overview shows the choices of Poles who cast their votes in Cyprus on specific dates. Our survey, in turn, will allow us to see how CYPRNews readers will respond to the question about today's election.