1920 Czechoslovak presidential election

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]

1920 Czechoslovak presidential election

27 May 1920

Nominee Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk August Naegle Alois Muna Party Independent DNP Czechoslovak Social Democratic Workers' Party (left fraction) Electoral vote 284 61 4 Percentage 67.1% 14.4% 0.9%   Nominee Antonín Janoušek Party Czechoslovak Social Democratic Workers' Party (left fraction) Electoral vote 2 Percentage 0.5%

President before election Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk Independent Elected President Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk Independent

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

• Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, the incumbent president and a candidate of governing coalition.
• August Naegle, candidate of German minority.[4]
• Alois Muna, candidate of left fraction of social democrats (later Communist).[5]
• 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. "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. "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). Retrieved 1 February 2018.