Czechoslovak presidential election, 1948

Czechoslovak presidential election, 1948
14 June 1948

 
Nominee Klement Gottwald
Party KSČ
Electoral vote 296
Percentage 100%
President before election

Edvard Beneš
ČSNS

 Elected President

Klement Gottwald
KSČ

The 1948 Czechoslovak presidential election took place on 14 June 1948. Klement Gottwald was elected the first Communist president of Czechoslovakia.[1]

Background

Communist Party of Czechoslovakia has won 1946 parliamentary election and formed a new government. The party used its influence to take over the country during 1948 Czechoslovak coup d'état.[2] The incumbent president Edvard Beneš was unable to resist and resigned on 7 June 1948.[3] Negotiations about the new president started. 2 candidates were suggested, Klement Gottwald and Zdeněk Nejedlý. It was eventually decided that Gottwald will be nominated to legitimate the Communist regime.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Dělnický prezident Klement Gottwald". www.moderni-dejiny.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "1948 - Volba prezidenta 2008 (Český rozhlas)". www.rozhlas.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "Výročí dne – 7. června 1948: Prezident Edvard Beneš abdikoval". zivotopisyonline.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "Deset mužů z Hradu: Klement Gottwald - dělnický faraón, který se utápěl v alkoholu". Reflex.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 4 February 2018.
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