1920 Czechoslovak presidential election
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Nominee Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk August Naegle
Party Independent DNP
Electoral vote 284 61
Percentage 67.1% 14.4%
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 August Naegle.[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

There were also two names written on protest ballot:[5] Alois Muna, candidate of left fraction of social democrats (later Communist) [6] and Antonín Janoušek, Communist radical,[3] former leader of Slovak Soviet Republic.

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 (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. ^ Klimek, Antonín (1996). Boj o hrad I.: Hrad a pětka (in Czech). Praha: PANEVROPA. pp. 130–131. ISBN 8085846063. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  6. ^ "1920 - Volba prezidenta 2008 (Český rozhlas)". Rozhlas.cz (in Czech). Archived from the original on 2 February 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
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