1920 Czechoslovak presidential election

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1920 Czechoslovak presidential election
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  Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk 1925.PNG Naegele noch besser.JPG Muna, Alois.jpg
Nominee Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk Alois Muna
Party Independent DNP
Electoral vote 284 61 4
Percentage 67.1% 14.4% 0.9%
  Antonín Janoušek (1877 – 1941).jpg
Nominee Antonín Janoušek
Party
Electoral vote 2
Percentage 0.5%
President before election

Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk
Independent

Elected President

Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk
Independent

The 1920 Czechoslovak presidential election took place on 27 May 1920. It was the first contested presidential election. Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk has won his second term against German theologian .[1]

Procedure[]

President was elected by bicameral parliament that consisted of 281 Deputies and 142 Senators.[2] Candidate needed at least 247 votes to be elected.[3]

Candidates[]

Election[]

Masaryk received 284 votes and was elected for his second term.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Masaryka zvolili řvoucí poslanci a Beneš poplival Háchu". TÝDEN.cz. 12 January 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Bouřlivé ovace i protesty komunistů. Masaryk vyhrál čtyřikrát, naposled mu už napovídali slova slibu". Aktuálně.cz - Víte, co se právě děje (in Czech). 14 September 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Jak jsme volili prezidenta Masaryka? Divili byste se, jak to bylo napínavé". Zoom magazin (in Czech). Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Prezidentské volby v minulosti: Masarykovi protikandidáti". nassmer.blogspot.cz. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  5. ^ "1920 - Volba prezidenta 2008 (Český rozhlas)". www.rozhlas.cz (in Czech). Archived from the original on 2 February 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
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