ALMOST one-fifth of registered voters did not bother to visit a polling station yesterday, more or less confirming previous analyses.
Preliminary data on the final turnout put the total at 82.84 per cent, compared to 89.62 per cent in the last presidential elections in 2008.
The turnout during the 2011 parliamentary elections was 78.70 per cent.
In Nicosia, the turnout was 81.82 per cent, compared to 88.80 per cent in the 2008 elections. Limassol had an 83.24 per cent turnout, the Famagusta district 83.86 per cent, Larnaca 84.01 per cent and Paphos 84.00 per cent.
According to Chief Returning Officer Andreas Assiotis, the last ballot box was sealed at 6.10pm, paving the way for counting to begin.