1927 Latvian presidential election

none August 2021 1927 Latvian presidential election Latvia presidential no 1925 Latvian presidential election 1925 1930 Latvian presidential election 1930 April 5, 7–8, 1927 120px Gustavs Zemgals Democratic Centre (Latvia) 73 Latvijas prezidenta vēlēšanas 1927.png 300px Votes by MPs Votes by MPs President Pauls Kalniņš Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party Gustavs Zemgals Democratic Centre The 1927 presidential elections in Latvia took place in April 5, 7, and 8, 1927, during the term of the 2nd Saeima. The elections took place in extraordinary circumstances, as the former President of Latvia, Jānis Čakste, had died while holding the office of President. The election of the president this time proved to be very difficult as only after nine unsuccessful votes in three Saeima sittings for the 2nd President of Latvia was Gustavs Zemgals elected. Candidates CandidatePartyGustavs ZemgalsDemocratic CentreVoldemārs ZāmuēlsDemocratic CentreFrīdrihs VesmanisLSDSPPēteris JuraševskisLSDSPAlberts KviesisLatvian Farmers' Union Election process and results The presidential election took place in extraordinary circumstances after the death of the former President of Latvia, Jānis Čakste, on March 14, 1927. In the first vote for the president, the Latvian Farmers' Union nominated Alberts Kviesis, and with the Latvian Social Democratic Workers' Party nominating former Minister of Justice and Home Affairs Pēteris Juraševskis. As both candidates do not get the required number of votes, in the second vote, former Prime Minister Voldemārs Zāmuēls was nominated in place of Juraševskis as he did not represent any party, but it does not change anything in the results either. In the third vote, Zāmuēls was replaced by Latvian Ambassador to London Frīdrihs Vesmanis, again without any results. The elections continued at the next sitting of the Saeima on April 7, with Kviesis and Vesmanis, led by the Social Democrats, got the same result of 44 votes each. Speaker of the Saeima and acting president Pauls Kalniņš and poet Rainis were discussed as candidates. As no candidate is elected in several more rounds of voting, Arveds Bergs, a deputy of the National Union, proposed amendments to the Constitution of Latvia on April 8, transferring the right to elect the President to the people. Although Bergs's proposal was rejected, Gustavs Zemgals, the former vice-president of the People's Council,http://www.president.lv/pk/content/?cat_id=901 Gustavs Zemgals lv https://web.archive.org/web/20160304190929/http://www.president.lv/pk/content/?cat_id=901 March 4, 2016 President.lv had agreed to run for president at Fēlikss Cielēns's suggestion to save the coalition from running out of candidates. As a result, Gustavs Zemgals is elected with 73 votes in favor.http://www.apollo.lv/portal/life/articles/101136 Prezidentu "zīlēšanas" starpkaru Latvijā lv Apollo.lv https://web.archive.org/web/20070927022816/http://www.apollo.lv/portal/life/articles/101136 September 27, 2007 Gustavs Zemgals Democratic Centre 73 Against 23 References Category:Presidential elections in Latvia Latvia Category:1927 in Latvia